Summary

Donald Trump has the lowest approval rating of any newly elected U.S. president since World War II, except for himself in 2017.

While his immigration policies and government downsizing have support, controversial moves—like ending birthright citizenship and renaming the Gulf of Mexico—face strong opposition.

Economic concerns, particularly rising prices, remain a major issue for voters.

Analysts say Trump’s popularity will likely hinge on broader economic and immigration policies, with potential political consequences for Republicans in the 2026 elections.

  • orclev@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    So your argument is that because other countries are supporting Israel’s genocide that it’s OK for the US to support it as well? Even if the US was only contributing 1% of the weapons and funding it still wouldn’t be acceptable.

    To be clear, Palestine wasn’t a valid reason not to vote for Harris, for as shit a candidate as she was (although marginally better than Biden) she was still significantly better than Trump. But Palestine absolutely was a valid reason to criticize Harris. Backing Israel on this one was one of the dumbest moves the Democrats made in the last election because it would have cost them literally nothing to withdraw funding or even making future support conditional on Israel stopping attacks on civilians (and not engaging in ethnic cleansing which was where this was all obviously heading as we’re now seeing).

    • TachyonTele@lemm.ee
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      1 day ago

      So your argument is that because other countries are supporting Israel’s genocide that it’s OK for the US to support it as well?

      Absolutely not. But according to everyone here the US is the only one backing them. Yes the US is the largest backer, I know that too. Call all the spades a spade though, not just one.

      I agree with your entire second paragraph.