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Thursday, August 14, 2025

Trump's job approval - 42% of Americans strongly or somewhat approve of how Donald Trump is handling his job as president, and 54% disapprove. The Epstein investigation - A majority of Americans think Trump knew some (27%) or a lot (44%) about the sex crimes committed by Epstein against underage girls before investigations into Epstein began; only 8% say he knew nothing about them.

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More from the poll results ...

... Epstein-accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell was recently moved to a minimum-security federal prison in Texas. Far more Americans say she should not have been moved than say she should have (47% vs. 14%); many (38%) are unsure. ...

The economy

36% of Americans say the U.S. economy is "poor"

That's the largest share saying the economy is poor in months -- only 28% called the economy poor in early July -- but is still smaller than the 41% who said this in mid-April, and below the share who said this for most of 2022, 2023, and 2024. ...



#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-08-14 05:58 PM | Reply

... A majority of Americans think Trump knew some (27%) or a lot (44%) about the sex crimes committed by Epstein against underage girls before investigations into Epstein began; only 8% say he knew nothing about them. ... [emphasis mine]

Those are damning poll results.

Before the investigations began.

Before.

This does not look like A Good Thing for Pres Trump.



#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-08-14 06:41 PM | Reply

This does not look like A Good Thing for Pres Trump.

I don't see that it matters. He's immune.

#3 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-08-14 06:43 PM | Reply

@#3 ... I don't see that it matters. He's immune. ...

Possibly.

But his reactions, and apparent failed attempts to bury this topic seem to portray a different view.

imo, Pres Trump seems to be very concerned about this Epstein thing.

But, why?



#4 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-08-14 09:08 PM | Reply

But, why?

Because he'd prefer that people were talking about how great he is, rather than his tawdry sex trafficking stuff.

#5 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-08-14 09:13 PM | Reply

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