22-07-2025
Polls show approval rating for President Trump after six months in office
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — Sunday marked six months since President Donald Trump took office, and a new CBS News poll reveals the president's approval rating is dropping.
From tariffs to deportation, actions taken by the Trump Administration since January 20 of this year have widened the divide between American voters.
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'I think President Trump and this administration have returned the government to common sense,' Huntsville-based, Former Trump-appointed U.S. Attorney Jay Town said.
'I think the last six months have been chaotic. I think they have been traumatic,' News 19 Political Analyst David Person said.
The poll shows that Trump's approval rating has dropped by 11% since February. Policy-specific polls reveal where some of that disapproval stems from.
Both sides of the aisle find that voters have more issues with policy execution as opposed to the policy itself at face value.'Even people that may agree with some of his policies in principle are disturbed by the attitudes and approaches with which these policies have been executed,' Person said.
'The American people, actually, they might not agree with the tactics they're seeing on TV, but they agree with the results,' Town said. 'And the results are what are going to matter during these midterm elections.'
With midterms over a year away, Town does not think the polls will impact the elections. Person believes these polls may be an indicator of American voters changing their minds.
'That's what the American people voted for when they voted for President Trump in 2024,' Town said.
'Just maybe, that's the wake-up call, the cold, hard splash of water they need to make a different choice,' Person said.
President Trump's approval rating has been steadily declining since he took office, prompting pollsters to wonder whether it is a change in public opinion or a reaction to his current policies.
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