Trump's second term struggles: Poll numbers take a hit

Donald Trump's second term was inaugurated on January 20. A month later, CNN decided to analyze the support the Republican politician holds among the American public. The findings are indeed surprising: Trump is rapidly losing supporters.

In a poll conducted by CNN, Trump's support dropped by 5 percentage points in the last week. A Gallup poll shows a decline of 6 points, while Q-Pac records a 4-point decrease. "In each of these surveys, Trump's decline is clear," noted CNN journalist Harry Enten during an on-air analysis of the latest polls.

After a four-year hiatus, Trump returned to the White House, and, according to experts, his election victory was largely due to his promises to revitalize the American economy. When his economic policies were polled in February 2017, shortly after the beginning of his first term, there was an average increase of 5 percent support recorded.

Currently, Trump's economic policies seem to be causing concern among Americans as a month into his second term, an 8 percent drop in support for his ideas has been noted. "It's shocking," Harry Enten stated, emphasizing that the economy was a critical issue in Trump's campaign.

CNN concluded that "Trump's honeymoon period may be ending." Furthermore, the editorial points to other polls released in recent days. In the CNN/SSRS and "The Washington Post"/Ipsos surveys, the president's critics outnumber his supporters (47-52, 45-53, respectively).

A significant portion of voters believes that Donald Trump exceeded his authority by granting too much power to Elon Musk. The controversial billionaire is now leading the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and seeks savings in the American administration.

Elon Musk has mandated, among other things, that employees of federal agencies in the USA send weekly emails detailing their work. A lack of response will be viewed as a resignation.

According to the "Washington Post" survey, as many as 58 percent of respondents oppose the idea of mass layoffs of federal employees. Musk himself also receives low ratings. Only 34 percent of respondents have a positive view of his role in the Trump administration.

Meanwhile, in the CNN poll, we learned that 54 percent of respondents have a negative view of Trump's decision to give Musk such a significant role.

A significant 62 percent of respondents (including 47 percent of Republicans) in the CNN poll believe that within the first month, Trump "has not done enough to try to lower the prices of everyday products."

Upon taking office, Trump began implementing a strategy of imposing tariffs on Canada, Mexico, China, and the European Union, raising concerns among Americans. In the "Washington Post" survey, 69 percent of respondents believe it will lead to price increases in the United States.

The Trump administration, however, pays little attention to polling data. According to Deputy Press Secretary Harrison Fields, despite negative media coverage, Americans are genuinely satisfied with the country's direction. He argued that there is little to criticize, as the administration is reversing the previous administration's unpopular policies, eliminating waste, fraud, and abuse, and continuing efforts to strengthen the nation.

Last Friday, Trump announced on his social media platform, Truth Social, that he is recording "the best polls he's ever had" while sharply criticizing the policies of his predecessors. Speaking about the polls, he also declared, in a statement not grounded in reality, that Zelensky does not have the support of Ukrainians, calling him a "dictator."

Trump claimed that Zelensky is supported by only 4 percent of the public. However, it turns out that as many as 63 percent of Ukrainians fully or partially support Volodymyr Zelensky's actions as the president of Ukraine, according to the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KMIS), which published new survey results on Friday.