Trump's triumph: Approval ratings surge despite leftist attacks



Despite relentless attacks from the left, President Donald Trump's approval ratings have progressively increased, marking a stunning turnaround from last month's lows.

Since beginning his second term in office, Trump's disapproval rating peaked at 52.4% in late April, according to RealClearPolitics. The drop in support came just weeks after Trump rolled out 10% baseline tariffs as part of his Liberation Day declaration on April 2.

'His rising ratings are directly the result of his easing of concerns about his tariffs.'

Trump's critics slammed his tariff announcement, further fueling concerns about economic uncertainty that appeared to reflect in the polls, which showed a 45.3% approval rating on April 28.

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However, as Trump's administration has worked toward trade negotiations to promote its America First policy, economic concerns have decreased.

The latest polling reflects a substantial swing and a major win for Trump.

According to RealClearPolitics' data, Trump's disapproval rating dropped to 50%, and his approval rating increased to 47.5% on May 25.

While the president's approval rating is still in the red, the polling shift signals a significant reversal: Over the past month, Trump went from being 7.1 points behind to just 2.5 points.

Henry Olsen with the Ethics and Public Policy Center told Blaze News, "His rising ratings are directly the result of his easing of concerns about his tariffs." Olsen added that the polls "started to fall around Liberation Day and they started to rise after the deals with the [United Kingdom] and the pause [regarding] China."

Olsen stated that Trump's ratings "remain historically low for presidents in their first terms at this point in time, but they are much higher than they were at a corresponding point in 2017."

Trump's comeback in the polls even grabbed the attention of legacy media outlets.

Over the weekend, the New York Times released an article titled "How Donald Trump Has Remade America's Political Landscape," which noted how the president "has increased the Republican Party's share of the presidential vote in each election he's been on the ballot in close to half the counties in America — 1,433 in all."

The Times called it "a staggering political achievement."

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The article noted how Trump has "steadily gained steam across a broad swath of the nation, with swelling support not just in white working-class communities but also in counties with sizable Black and Hispanic populations."

On Monday, Newsweek highlighted Trump's growing support among young adults. The piece cited a J.L. Partners/Daily Mail poll from mid-May that found Trump's approval rating among 18- to 29-year-olds increased by six points.

"An even bigger increase was seen in the latest YouGov/Economist poll, conducted between May 19 and 16 among 1,710 adults. In the survey, Trump's approval rating among Gen Z voters jumped 7 points, from 28 percent last week to 35 percent this week. Meanwhile, his disapproval rating dropped by 11 points to 51 percent," Newsweek reported.

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Biden set to conclude his presidency with record-low approval rating while Trump's approval soars



President Joe Biden is set to leave office on a record-low note. According to a national Marquette Law School poll released Wednesday, the 82-year-old Democrat has a disapproval rating nearly as high as that recently secured by Canada's Justin Trudeau, also apparently on his way out with a soiled legacy.

Meanwhile, President-elect Donald Trump's approval rating is the highest it has been since Marquette started asking Americans in March to reflect on how he handled his first term.

According to the poll, which was conducted from Dec. 2-11, Biden's approval rating fell from 38% in October to 34% this month, while his disapproval rating jumped over the same period from 62% to 66%. The closest Biden previously got to this record-high disapproval rating was 65% just after his ouster as Democratic presidential candidate in July.

FiveThirtyEight's polling average presently puts Biden's approval rating somewhat higher, at 37.2%. The highest job approval rating Gallup has on record for Biden was 57% in the first months of his presidency.

Democrats appear to be outliers on this issue.

It appears Biden's "unconditional" blanket pardon of his felonious son Hunter Biden did him no favors.

Pollsters asked, "How much do you approve or disapprove of President Joe Biden's decision to pardon his son, Hunter Biden, who was convicted of federal charges for illegally buying a gun and who pleaded guilty to tax evasion?" Seventy-one percent of respondents said they disapproved. While 53% of Democrats signaled support for the pardon, 77% of independents and 92% of Republicans were not so forgiving.

The economy may have also impacted perceptions of Biden. The poll indicated that 4% of respondents said the economy was excellent; 25% said the economy was good; 50% said the economy was not so good; and 21% said the economy was poor.

Democrats appear to be outliers on this issue, with 51% stating the economy was good or excellent; 41% saying the economy was not so good; and 8% saying the economy was poor. Answers pertaining to respondents' financial situations helped make sense of these responses. Whereas overall, only 35% of respondents said they were living comfortably, 47% of Democrats said so.

When asked about how Trump handled his job while president in March, 49% of respondents signaled approval. In Marquette's latest poll, Trump's approval rating was 53%.

Favorability ratings tell a similar story. Trump's favorability in a November 2021 poll was 32% with 65% unfavorable. His favorability now stands at 49%.

Biden, on the other hand, has a favorability rating of 37%, with 62% of respondents viewing him unfavorably. In November 2021, Biden's favorability rating was 45%.

The poll also was telling in terms of support for policies and initiatives Trump proposed on the campaign trail.

While the public is skeptical about Trump's proposed tariffs, the poll indicated that 64% of respondents support deporting illegal aliens; 76% of respondents support requiring "transgender" athletes to compete on teams matching their actual sex; 74% support increased production of American oil and gas; 68% support parents' rights to make medical decisions for their children; 61% support banning hormone therapy and sex-change mutilations for minors; and 60% support cutting taxes even if the federal deficit increases.

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