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Trump’s Incompetence Erodes Support as Risky Policies Backfire

His plan to meet Vladimir Putin in Alaska has compounded doubts about his foreign policy judgment

Demonstrators take part in the "No Kings Day" protest on June 14 in Chicago.
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A migrant is embraced by his daughter as he is informed he is going to be detained by federal immigration officers at immigration court in Manhattan on July 31.
President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before boarding Air Force One in Allentown, Pennsylvania, on August 3.

Overview

  • Gallup approval ratings have tumbled to 37 percent overall and 29 percent among independents, recording the lowest mark of his second term.
  • Only one-quarter of U.S. adults say his policies have helped them while roughly half say his agenda has hurt their lives, according to an AP/NORC poll.
  • His tariff measures have cost the manufacturing sector about 14,000 jobs in May and June, prompting warnings of economic harm.
  • Fifty-five percent of Americans now say deportations have gone too far as federal agents conduct expanded neighborhood sweeps.
  • Health Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr.’s funding cuts for vaccination programs have raised alarms about potential disease outbreaks.