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AUTHOR:M.J. GDNUS
As the end of his first 100 days in office approaches, the popularity of United States President Donald Trump is declining, with a majority of citizens not supporting his key initiatives and a perception that his administration is trying to evade federal court orders, according to a Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll.
The poll shows that 39 percent of American adults approve of the way Trump is doing his job, while 55 percent disapprove, including 44 percent who strongly disapprove, of the way he is doing his job, the Washington Post reports.
In February, 45 percent of Americans approved of Trump's job performance, while 53 percent disapproved.
Among registered voters, the decline in support is even more pronounced.
In February, 48 percent gave him a positive rating, while 51 percent gave him a negative rating.
Today, those numbers are 42 percent positive and 55 percent negative.
Trump’s approval rating is lower than any previous president’s at the 100-day mark in his first or second term, the paper said.
By comparison, during the same period during his first term, 42 percent of Americans approved of Trump’s job performance, while 52 percent of Americans had a favorable opinion of former President Joe Biden.
Trump has lost 10 percentage points of support among whites without college degrees — a key part of his political base.
He’s also down 13 percentage points among those under 30 and 11 percent among those who didn’t vote in November.
Still, he retains the support of most of his Republican base, including those who believe federal judges are trying to interfere with his authority.
Most Americans believe Trump’s tariffs will create more jobs, even though they think they will raise prices.
When it comes to specific issues, more than 60 percent of respondents disapprove of how Trump is handling the economy, foreign relations, tariffs and financial crisis management.
They are also dissatisfied with his management of the federal government and the way he is taking care of ordinary citizens.
Even on immigration, his top priority, 53 percent of respondents say they disapprove of the way he is handling this issue.
A majority of Americans say the president is going “too far” in his attempts to expand his powers, fire civil servants, close agencies and crack down on political opponents.
More than 75 percent oppose cutting funding for medical research, 70 percent oppose a greater government role in the operation of private universities, two-thirds oppose ending birthright citizenship, more than 60 percent oppose closing the Department of Education, reducing environmental regulations and cutting foreign aid to poor countries, and about 60 percent oppose deporting foreign students who criticize US policy in the Middle East.
