Summary
Trump’s approval rating dropped to 43%, the lowest since his January return to office, amid backlash over new tariffs and a mishandled military strike disclosure.
The Reuters/Ipsos poll found only 37% approve of his economic leadership, and 34% support his foreign policy.
A majority view his tariff hikes as harmful, while 74% criticized the use of Signal to discuss a Yemen operation.
The poll, conducted online with 1,486 adults, showed bipartisan concern and a 2-point decline since March, reflecting rising unease over Trump’s policies.
40% of people are in a cult, got it.
Something like 7% to 13% of poll responses are just trolling anyway (look up Lizardman’s Constant) and can’t be trusted. Assuming that ALL the trolls are voting to help Trump, we can see how many people unironically thinking that Trump it’s good.
So a minimum of 43% - 13% = 30% of people are legitimate cultists.
30% of people are legitimate cultists.
I find the 33/33/33 rule works. 33% of people just like authoritarianism during this period of history. I’m not sure if that’s a constant or because of the current climate making people stressed and weird. But they feel safer when someone says they’re going to take control and fix everything and they feel like they don’t have to think about it beyond that. They will agree with anything their in group says because it soothes them. These are your cultists.
Another 33% are just checked out. They’re stressed in the same way, but instead of turning to an authoritarian to fix the problem they just bury their head in the sand. They feel like they’re too small to fix anything so why even try. These people sometimes still vote if its convenient enough and are complete wildcards when they do because they really have no clue what’s happening. They vote on vibes. This is also where trolls tend to sit.
That just leaves just 33% of people who are paying attention and either aren’t stressed and have the emotional bandwidth, have interest, or have the persistence to pay attention even when stressed to try and do something to stop the authoritarianism (even if that’s just vote).
This leaves 1% which is the literal 1% trying to pull the strings.
Honestly I’d bet the “too stressed to care” make up only a few % of the middle 33%, and that the middle is more representative of a different kind of ignorance. I’m talking about the people who were born reasonably comfortable and never found history, science, or politics interesting. People who devote most of their time and personality to things like sportsball, video games, or social media. People who choose to watch bottom-barrel reality tv unironically. Basically the “centrists” who don’t really know how anything works, ignorant of pretty much everything outside their niche education or profession, whatever’s spoon fed to them, and the mainstream media.
I think the male members of them would seriously cut their nuts off, get some black sneakers and chug some poison if donvict told them they need to catch a ride on the Hale-Bopp comet.
most of them would say he was joking. because they’re a professionally fuckface whisperer.
the ones that did as asked would get vaguely appreciation of their loyalty from trump himself.
About 44% too high.
Anyone else concerned that a felon rapist who is crashing our economy still has a 43% approval rating?
That 43% is wannabe felon rapists who wish they could crash the economy.
So many unreachable people in this country. 43%? How the fuck could it be above 10% is the mystery.
And 37% still approve of his “economic leadership”? WTAF?
USA has a lot more crazy people than I ever suspected.
This lack of realization when faced with reality is way beyond any worst case scenario I ever imagined.
I thought most of the people who voted for him, simply didn’t believe the warnings. Turns out they actually support that shit?!?!You can thank the poisons of religion. They care about dying and going off elsewhere than EVERYTHING on Earth.
That’s why I’m not just an atheist but an anti-theist.
So I’ve still got about even odds of encountering a fucking idiot when I meet someone.
Remind me why I should ever leave the house.
Here at Lemmy we’ll deliver fucking idiots right to your computer.
The Real World: Idiots but I have to put on pants.
Lemmy: Idiots but I don’t have to put on pants.
I don’t think fucking idiots are evenly distributed, so the odds depend on where you go.
Ugh, I just realized this fuck wit will be president of our ruins for the 250th anniversary.
Happy thoughts my dude.
Japan is sending us some new cherry trees for our birthday. (I know its more complicated than that, but take the little moments when they happen)
… I can’t believe 43% support shithead.
Still has all the power in the world. What if it dropped to 20%, would that make any difference?
The lowest so far. Wait until the inflation from his new set of international tariffs and resulting retaliatory tariffs kicks in.
Lowest… so far…
How in the name of all that is holy can Krasnov have as high as 43% approval?
OK ONLY 13% MORE AND SCHUMER CAN ENACT THE MASTER PLAN!!!
This is an budding authoritarian government where the polls don’t matter.
Don’t about things you can’t change. Like who is the president. You don’t actually vote for a president, the electoral college electors do. You literally vote to suggests to these random fellers who to vote for. Then, they vote for whoever the fuck gave them the new shiny car.
