The shift in approval happened faster for Trump than it did for his predecessor, former President Joe Biden.
  • Buffalox@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    However, Trump has maintained approval for longer during his second term than his first

    This is insane??!?!

    • Snot Flickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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      2 months ago

      No, this is insane:

      But, later the same day, the President gave his joint address to Congress, which was largely well received by Americans.

      A poll by CNN showed that 69 percent of Americans had a positive reaction to the address, while a CBS News and YouGov poll showed 76 percent approved of it. It was therefore a day of mixed signals for the president, but the shift in Trump’s approval ratings could suggest his honeymoon period in office is nearing its end.

      Yes the lie and greivance filled address.

      • IrateAnteater@sh.itjust.works
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        2 months ago

        I saw one place that seemed to say that the address approval poll was among those who watched it. Could be that those who were likely to disapprove didn’t watch it in the first place.

        • dogslayeggs@lemmy.world
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          2 months ago

          We couldn’t watch it. We usually watch parts or all of the State of the Union and are pretty politically inclined, but we just could not listen to him say more than one sentence without wanting to break our TV. I haven’t heard anyone at the office talking about it, either.

          I’m guessing only his fans watched it, so of course it had high approval from those who watched it.

      • osaerisxero@kbin.melroy.org
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        2 months ago

        Nobody I know watched it. It would not surprise me to learn this poll filtered on ‘people who watched the address’, which is likely only people who were largely going to agree with him. Given that, only 69% (nice) having a positive reaction is a fucking indictment.

        • John Doe@lemmy.world
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          2 months ago

          This is a good point. I don’t personally know anyone who watched it, as I am solidly in the anti-Trumpism camp. It’s already too stressful without rubbing our noses in his defiant stupidity and flaunting his unwarranted hubris.

        • Nougat@fedia.io
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          2 months ago

          I usually stay informed on “what people in the seat of power actually say and do,” but I can’t even watch that fucker’s stupid face or listen to his stupid voice anymore.

      • venotic@kbin.melroy.org
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        2 months ago

        The same 71 million idiots that voted for him probably watched it. The rest of them, probably went off to jerking off to incest porn, who knows.

      • YonderEpochs@lemmy.world
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        2 months ago

        Uh, sure sounds like only/overwhelmingly his supporters watched it and were polled. It’s almost impossible to find anything that 76% percent of all Americans approve of.

        Edit: if I would have read even a little, I’d have seen that others made this point. Apologies.

    • metaldream@sopuli.xyz
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      2 months ago

      They’re talking about net approval. So if 48% of people approve and 52% disapprove then then his net approval is -4.