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- Miami Herald
Trump approval is at second-term low, with shift among Latinos, new poll finds
President Donald Trump's approval rating now stands at a second-term low, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos survey. This decline is fueled in part by waning support from Hispanic voters, a demographic that helped propel Trump to victory in the 2024 election. The poll arrives during a packed summer for Trump, marked by his signing of a sweeping tax-and-spending package, his nationwide crackdown on immigration, and ongoing diplomatic efforts to resolve the Russia-Ukraine war. It also comes after Trump announced new tariffs on dozens of countries and as labor market conditions have worsened, leading Trump to fire the Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner. Conducted over six days in August, the poll found 40% of respondents approve of Trump's job performance so far. This figure, while the lowest recorded since Trump's inauguration, is unchanged from July. But it is down 7 points from January, when a record-high 47% of Americans approved of Trump. By comparison, at the same point during his first term, Trump's approval rating was slightly lower: 35%. In August 2021, former President Joe Biden's rating hovered around 50%. Trump's recent drop in support has been borne out by other recent polls. A July Gallup survey found Trump's overall approval rating had slipped to a record low, while also dropping on key issues. The survey — which sampled 4,446 U.S. adults with a margin of error of about 2 percentage points — also found Trump's approval rating has fallen among Hispanics. About one-third of Hispanic respondents, 32%, said they approved of Trump's job performance, on par with a previous low recorded this year. By comparison, the president's approval rating among Hispanic adults stood at 34% in April and 37% in January, marking a 5-point decline, according to The Hill. In the 2024 presidential election, 46% of Hispanic voters backed the Republican president, up from the 32% he won in 2020. Additionally, the survey found that 54% of respondents believe Trump is 'too closely aligned with Russia.' It comes after he held a diplomatic summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Anchorage, Alaska, on Aug. 15. Three days later, Trump hosted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy — and other European leaders — at the White House to discuss terms for ending the war. Further, 42% of respondents said they approved of the president's handling of crime. In early August, Trump federalized the Washington, D.C., police department and deployed the National Guard to the capital in an attempt to crack down on crime. It echoed tactics used to quell protests in Los Angeles earlier this summer. An additional 43% of respondents said they backed Trump's immigration policy. Since taking office, Trump has dramatically reduced southern border crossings and ramped up deportations. On every issue, the vast majority of support for Trump came from Republicans.
New York Post
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- New York Post
Fox News anchor Bret Baier ticketed for distracted driving amid Trump DC crackdown: ‘Didn't know there was paparazzi'
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USA Today
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- USA Today
Trump caught on hot mic talking to Macron: ‘I think he wants to make a deal for me'
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