"If the polls are any indication, the public is less than pleased with this burst of manic activity. In RealClearPolitics' straightforward polling averages, Trump's net job approval dropped from minus-8.6 percent on January 9 to minus-13.2 percent a week later. Silver Bulletin's more nuanced averages place his net approval at pretty much the same place: minus-13.1 percent. At the relatively new FiftyPlusOne site, Trump's net approval is all the way down to minus-16 percent."
"The freshest polling is unusually negative, with CNN showing minus-19 percent net approval (40 percent approval, 59 percent disapproval). Marist is showing minus-18 percent net approval (39 percent approval, 57 percent disapproval), and Reuters-Ipsos is showing minus-17 percent net approval (41 percent approval, 58 percent disapproval). For a while now, even Trump's favorite polling outlet, Rasmussen Reports, has placed his job approval well underwater (net approval is minus-8 percent now)."
"What specific issues are driving this new erosion of Trump's popularity? There's some evidence that he's losing altitude on what has long been his strongest issue, immigration. Silver Bulletin finds his net job approval on immigration policy now dropping to a second term low of minus-10 percent. The killing of Renee Good in Minneapolis may have something to do with that; video clips of that incident have gone viral, with large majorities of Americans reporting that they've seen them."
Days before the first anniversary of the second inauguration included actions such as deposing Venezuela's leader, claiming its oil, threatening attacks on other countries, and defending the killing of an American by an armed ICE agent. Multiple poll aggregates show notable declines in net job approval: RealClearPolitics fell from −8.6 to −13.2 in a week, Silver Bulletin at −13.1, FiftyPlusOne at −16, CNN −19, Marist −18, Reuters-Ipsos −17, and Rasmussen −8. Evidence points to erosion on immigration, with Silver Bulletin showing immigration approval at a second-term low of −10. Viral video of Renee Good's killing appears widely seen, and Quinnipiac finds 53% say the shooting was unjustified versus 35%.
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