By Michael Woyton
We are 93 days into the second administration of the felon-in-chief — safe to say it seems longer, yes? — and it also seems that some Americans are beginning to see past the shiny gilt of the Oval Office.
A recent Reuters/Ipsos poll found that the adjudicated rapist and crypto hawker is not as well liked as a 49.9 percent majority vote would indicate.
The president’s economic approval rating has fallen to 37 percent, Reuters reported, which is down from 42 percent “in the hours after his January 20 inauguration, when he promised to supercharge the economy and bring about a ‘Golden Age of America’.”
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Reuters pointed out that his approval rating is “well below than at any point in his first term, when it ranged from the mid-40’s to mid-50’s.”
A poll taken right after the inauguration said 55 percent of people wanted either inflation or the economy to be the president’s main focus during the first 100 days, while 23 percent said immigration.
The most recent poll, taken between April 16 and April 21, found that three-quarters of those who responded were worried a recession was coming, and 56 percent, which included one in four Republicans, “said Trump’s moves to shake up the economy are ‘too erratic’.”
Ya think?
Every day there are news stories about possible layoffs, new tariffs being implemented one day and then taken away the next, threats to illegally fire the head of the Federal Reserve and more.
The grifter in the White House has said he “couldn’t care less” about people having to pay more for goods because of the “beautiful tariffs” he keeps talking about, without ever admitting he has no idea how tariffs actually work.
When will Congress wake up to the fact that the man who bankrupted at least six of his businesses, including two casinos, may not be the best person to decide economic matters?
Hey, Treasury Secretary Bessent, you might want to consider how the first line of your obituary will read if you let the golfer-in-chief continue the way he’s going.
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Here’s a reminder that maybe, just maybe, Candidate Felon was lying about knowing nothing about Project 2025.
There’s more through this link, including ways to protest.
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Does anyone think Elon stepping down will actually help his reputation?
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Tim “Cashing Those Russian Checks” Pool in the White House press room, fer chrissakes!
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Lead art: Screen grab from Reuters.com of Reuters/Ipsos poll
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