Tuesday, July 22, 2025

Tracking the presidency

183 days into Donald Trump's term. The president's net approval rating is -14%, down 1.6 points since last week.

41% approve, 55% disapprove, 4% not sure

Posted by LampLighter at 12:58 AM | 9 COMMENTS | permalink

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... REPUBLICANS HAVE passed the first major legislative achievement of Donald Trump's second term: the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. It extends tax cuts enacted during his first term, funded by reductions in government welfare programmes and a substantial increase in deficit spending.

Polling by The Economist and YouGov suggests Americans oppose the act by a margin of 18 percentage points. After Mr Trump signed it into law on July 4th public approval of his handling of health care and taxes and government spending tumbled. ...



#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-07-22 12:59 AM

What had Pres Trump said ...

Was the word "mandate" used?


Gee, what happened to that imagined "mandate?"


#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-07-22 01:02 AM

Trump is making many moves, and he says he has a mandate that justifies them (March 2025)
www.npr.org

... President Trump claims the 2024 election provided him with a mandate that justifies even the most controversial actions by his administration. It's a common claim for presidents, but not always an accurate one. ...

#3 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-07-22 01:03 AM

Trump lacks education and there is a pretty good chance he doesn't know the meaning of the word "mandate."
He makes up "facts," why not words?
After all, he's living Woody Allen's Bananas
youtu.be

#4 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2025-07-22 06:14 AM

President Pedo, the ------- Whore.

#5 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-07-22 01:02 PM

Trump's Support Collapses Among Young Voters

A new CBS News poll finds Donald Trump's approval among voters between 18 and 29 years old has plummeted over the last six months.
In February, Trump had a 55% to 45% approval rate. That's now dropped to 28% to 72% " a stunning 54 percentage point negative swing.

politicalwire.com

#6 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-07-22 01:32 PM

approval among voters between 18 and 29 years old has plummeted over the last six months.

That would matter if he still needed voters, but he doesn't.

#7 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-07-22 01:42 PM

A big change has come from the podcasting Bros who once supported Trump, who all just seemed to have figured out that the man is a con artist and a liar.

#8 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-07-22 03:00 PM

Just a reminder.

Pam Bondi has the Epstein Files and house republicans are repeatedly blocking their release.

Trump is a Pedophile and the entire GOP is complicit in covering up his crimes.

#9 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-07-22 03:01 PM

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