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Americans generally want Donald Trump’s administration to focus on improving the U.S. economy rather than the president’s escalating threats of foreign intervention, according to two polls released this weekend.
exist one wall street journal polling, A majority of respondents say the economy is weak (57%) and similarly believe it has gotten weaker in the first year of Trump’s second term as president (49%). Just over a third of voters (35%) say the economy has improved over the past 12 months. Americans say they believe that by a 12-point margin Subject to cost of living pressures.
and A CBS poll The survey found that despite Trump’s insistence that inflation is “almost non-existent,” an overwhelming majority – 74% of Americans – say their incomes are not keeping up with rising costs.
Trump’s personal performance data Continue to plummet. this periodical The poll found the president’s disapproval rating at 54%, an all-time high, while his issue-based polling numbers continue to decline, suggesting he now faces criticism from voters on topics like the economy and even immigration, where presidents have historically enjoyed the highest levels of trust.
On border security, Trump has the only positive thing to say about any issue Magazine Ask about it. On broader immigration issues, the president’s approval rating is 4 points, while on economic and trade policy, he leads by 10 points. Regarding inflation, % of voters disapprove Trump performed better by 17 points, while 65% of respondents to the CBS poll gave him a disapproving rating in the same category.
In one poll, his lowest score came on his handling of health care Just days before the White House released its “Great Health Care Plan,” A legislative framework designed to address the expiration of Affordable Care Act program subsidies, which has resulted in lower premiums for millions of Americans.
Republicans, under Trump, have refused for months to negotiate with Democrats on extending the subsidies and now face the prospect of failing to pass any legislation to replace them in the House and Senate.
The poll numbers come after months of criticism of the president from some of his followers and former allies. Skeptical about the president’s deep involvement in peace talks aimed at ending wars in Europe and Asia react with horror The president escalates deadly military strikes targeting small boats in the Caribbean, including Capture Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela’s president, and his extradition to the United States on drug trafficking charges.
Now, the president is openly threatening military operations arrive seize territory That would be if Europe and Denmark in particular refused to acquiesce to his desire to buy Greenland.
He has also repeatedly suggested on “Truth Social” that he could use force to intervene in the situation in Iran on behalf of anti-government protesters. Hundreds of people were killed by security forces. Trump told reporters on Wednesday that he had been told “The killings in Iran are stopping, And there are no executions planned,” suggesting he would not launch an attack.
As a result, the president’s foreign policy remains generally unpopular, even though periodical Opinion polls show a slim majority in favor of a raid to capture Maduro. He is currently awaiting trial in New York. Nearly half of those surveyed supported the action, while 47% opposed it.
On “foreign policy,” the president’s negative rating is 11 points. periodical issue-based polls and His handling of the Russia-Ukraine issue Especially minus 14 points.
When asked if the president “went too far” threatening the governments of Colombia, Cuba and other countries, 53% said yes.
Only 17% said the president is not doing enough, and 27% said the president’s warnings about further military action in Central and South America are justified.
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Voters are completely uninterested in getting involved in Iran. According to CBS, 67% of American adults oppose the use of force against the current regime, while only 33% support the plan.
Overall, the CBS poll found that 53% of Americans believe Trump is too focused on overseas events.
The president was largely absent from government shutdown negotiations in the fall, as Democrats sought to force Republicans to extend health care subsidies for millions of Americans before an end-of-year deadline.
Meanwhile, then-Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene publicly attack her party Because there is a lack of plans to deal with rising health insurance premiums and deductible expenses. Republicans have pushed back against the criticism, but the White House has shelved its own call to extend the subsidies.
The CBS poll of 2,523 U.S. adults was conducted between January 14 and 16 and had a margin of error of 2.3 percentage points. this MagazineThe poll of 1,500 registered voters was conducted Jan. 8-13 and had a margin of error of 2.5 percentage points.