{"id":1051946,"date":"2025-03-12T12:58:06","date_gmt":"2025-03-12T16:58:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/?p=1051946"},"modified":"2025-03-12T12:58:07","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T16:58:07","slug":"report-trumps-disapproval-on-economy-worse-than-at-any-point-during-his-first-term","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/report-trumps-disapproval-on-economy-worse-than-at-any-point-during-his-first-term\/","title":{"rendered":"REPORT: Trump\u2019s Disapproval On Economy \u201cWorse Than At Any Point During His First Term\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"449\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Black-Logo-White-Fill-For-Email.png?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1050776\" srcset=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Black-Logo-White-Fill-For-Email.png 1101w, https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Black-Logo-White-Fill-For-Email.png?resize=300,132 300w, https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Black-Logo-White-Fill-For-Email.png?resize=768,337 768w, https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Black-Logo-White-Fill-For-Email.png?resize=1024,449 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>While Donald Trump held a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/factpostnews\/status\/1899546100383592818\">car sale<\/a> for his billionaire shadow president, Americans\u2019 401(k)s are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/03\/12\/politics\/trump-musk-tesla-white-house-stock-market\/index.html\">plummeting<\/a>, unemployment is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/7f836a84-4fa5-4cd9-bcca-4e98d5a2e2a4?segmentId=dddf6252-6e37-bb4b-bda7-2193a3453893\">rising<\/a>, and consumer confidence is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/02\/21\/economy\/consumer-sentiment-inflation-tariffs\/index.html\">tumbling<\/a> \u2013 so it\u2019s no wonder the American people are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/03\/12\/politics\/cnn-poll-trump-economy\/index.html\">turning<\/a> on Trump\u2019s reckless handling of the economy. Today, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/03\/12\/politics\/cnn-poll-trump-economy\/index.html\">new<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/YouGovAmerica\/status\/1899833431590392305\">polling<\/a> shows Americans giving Trump disapproval ratings on the economy \u201cworse than at any point during his first term.\u201d After making empty promises to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/01\/28\/economy\/trump-inflation-price-promises\/index.html\">\u201cbring prices down\u201d<\/a> on Day One, Americans (and Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2025\/03\/09\/trump-recession-tariffs-2025-economy-00220016\">himself<\/a>) are now bracing for the possibility of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/business\/2025\/02\/25\/economists-starting-worry-serious-trump-recession\/\">\u201cserious Trump recession.\u201d<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Here\u2019s a look at Americans\u2019 overwhelming disapproval of Trump\u2019s out-of-touch economic agenda:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>New polling shows that a majority of Americans disapprove of Trump\u2019s handling of the economy, putting him <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/03\/12\/politics\/cnn-poll-trump-economy\/index.html\"><strong>\u201cunderwater on the nation\u2019s top issue\u201d<\/strong><\/a><strong>:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Trump\u2019s overall net approval rating is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/03\/12\/politics\/cnn-poll-trump-economy\/index.html\">9 points underwater<\/a> (45%-54%)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>On inflation and prices, Trump\u2019s net approval is <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/YouGovAmerica\/status\/1899833431590392305\">negative<\/a> (38%-52%)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/03\/12\/politics\/cnn-poll-trump-economy\/index.html\">56%<\/a> of Americans disapprove of Trump\u2019s handling of the economy \u2014 \u201cworse than at any point during his first term in office\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/03\/12\/politics\/cnn-poll-trump-economy\/index.html\">42%<\/a> of Americans said the economy is their top issue, \u201cmore than doubling\u201d any other listed issue<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>A majority of Americans blame Trump for rising costs and are fed up with his broken promises to get the economy back on track:\u00a0<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Trump\u2019s job and economic approval ratings are both <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/amyewalter\/status\/1895237095159144944\">\u201cunderwater\u201d<\/a>\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/incomes-not-keeping-up-with-inflation-opinion-poll-2025-02-27\/\">Twice<\/a> as many Americans say the economy is getting worse than getting better\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/incomes-not-keeping-up-with-inflation-opinion-poll-2025-02-27\/\">Two out of three<\/a> Americans do <em>not<\/em> expect to see positive economic growth in the coming year<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/incomes-not-keeping-up-with-inflation-opinion-poll-2025-02-27\/\">62%<\/a> of Americans said prices have gone up in the past few weeks<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Economists \u2013 and Republicans \u2013 are warning that Trump\u2019s expensive agenda will cost Americans\u2019 pocketbooks:\u00a0<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/features\/2025-02-27\/trump-tariffs-will-raise-prices-americans-say-in-new-poll\">Nearly 60%<\/a> of Americans expect Trump\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JStein_WaPo\/status\/1861206638864036154\">$100 billion national tax<\/a> to lead to higher prices<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Economic policy uncertainty hit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/03\/11\/nx-s1-5323098\/trump-economy-uncertainty-tariffs-confidence\">\u201chighest level since the pandemic\u201d\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Economists are warning that a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/business\/2025\/02\/25\/economists-starting-worry-serious-trump-recession\/\">\u201cserious Trump recession\u201d<\/a> has become a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/2025\/03\/06\/trump-recession-tariffs-layoffs\">\u201creal possibility\u201d<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>U.S. employers cut more jobs last month <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/03\/06\/economy\/us-jobs-report-february-preview\/index.html\">\u201cthan any February since 2009\u201d<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.semafor.com\/article\/02\/28\/2025\/republicans-start-to-sweat-as-trump-takes-economic-ownership\">GOP Sen. Thom Tillis<\/a> warned that Trump\u2019s agenda could be \u201cinflationary\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.semafor.com\/article\/02\/28\/2025\/republicans-start-to-sweat-as-trump-takes-economic-ownership\">GOP Rep. Adrian Smith<\/a> also suggested that Trump\u2019s agenda could raise consumer costs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While Donald Trump held a car sale for his billionaire shadow president, Americans\u2019 401(k)s are plummeting, unemployment is rising, and consumer confidence is tumbling \u2013 so it\u2019s no wonder the American people are turning on Trump\u2019s reckless handling of the economy. 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