"More than halfway through the first year of his second term, President Donald Trump has upended the status quo in Washington, D.C., and opinion polling reveals a sharply divided American public. According to the latest Gallup survey data, Trump now has a 40% job approval rating - well below his 47% high reported in late January 2025, but up slightly from his second-term low of 37% reported in mid-July."
"Many of Trump's other controversial actions have been enacted without congressional approval. These include, but are not limited to, sweeping tariffs on many of America's most important trading partners, mass layoffs of federal employees, aggressive crackdowns and deportations of undocumented immigrants, and, most recently, what has been interpreted as leveraging the power of the federal government to stifle free speech."
President Donald Trump has a 40% job approval rating, down from a 47% high in late January 2025 and up slightly from a second-term low of 37% in mid-July. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act cuts SNAP and Medicaid benefits while extending tax cuts from his first term. The Congressional Budget Office estimates the legislation will add $3.4 trillion to the national debt over the next decade. Many actions have been taken without congressional approval, including sweeping tariffs, mass federal layoffs, and aggressive immigration crackdowns and deportations. Trump has issued 205 executive orders in less than a year; in half of the states registered voters who disapprove of his job outnumber those who approve.
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