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Dec 12, 2025
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The bad things that Trump has done this year

This year the Trump administration pursued a sweeping agenda that critics say includes aggressive immigration enforcement, expansive executive orders (218 EOs in 2025), military actions in the Caribbe...

Dec 16, 2025
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How many former Trump voters say they regret supporting him in recent polls?

Multiple recent polls and journalist interviews show a rising number of 2024 Trump voters expressing regret or blaming Trump for economic pain; specific estimates vary by survey and method, with Polit...

Nov 20, 2025
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How does Trump's approval rating compare to that of his immediate predecessors, such as Barack Obama and George W. Bush?

Donald Trump’s approval in 2025 is generally lower than the peak early-term approvals enjoyed by Barack Obama and George W. Bush, though short-term averages and trackers show variation by pollster and...

Nov 14, 2025

what is trumps approval rating currently?

Polls taken in early to mid‑November 2025 show President Donald Trump’s approval clustered in the high‑30s to low‑40s, with several major trackers reporting around 37–42% approval and disapproval gene...

Nov 11, 2025

which party has more hate for the other, dems or reps

Both major U.S. parties express high levels of hostility toward the other, and multiple surveys show , but there is no consensus that one side overwhelmingly “hates” the other more. Large, recent nati...

Oct 17, 2025

What percentage of Republicans vs Democrats support ICE enforcement policies?

There is in the provided materials that gives a clear percentage of Republicans versus Democrats who explicitly *support ICE enforcement policies*. The available pieces instead report on related attit...

Dec 14, 2025

How has the U.S. economy performed during Trump's second term by key indicators?

Through the first year of President Trump’s second term, headline macro indicators show mixed performance: GDP growth was revised up to 3.8% in Q2 2025 (White House figures) while unemployment “remain...

Jan 18, 2026

Is there any issue on which trump is underwater with republican boters

Republican voters broadly continue to support President Trump, but the reporting shows clear cracks: on the economy — especially cost-of-living and tariffs — and on immigration enforcement and some fo...

Nov 15, 2025

Is Donald Trump not a good president? And give me some reasons why Trump is a bad president.

Public and expert assessments of Donald Trump’s presidency are sharply divided: polls show a plurality or majority of Americans disapprove of his job performance in 2025 (e.g., 58% unfavorable in AP‑N...

Dec 5, 2025

What do public opinion polls say about viewing gun ownership as a constitutional right in 2025?

Polling in 2025 shows Americans divided: many still treat gun ownership as a protected constitutional right while majorities support specific limits such as stricter laws and universal background chec...

Jan 13, 2026

What percentage of Republicans still believe Donald Trump's 2020 election fraud claims?

Most reputable surveys taken since 2021 show that a clear majority of Republican voters continue to endorse the core claim that the 2020 presidential election was “stolen” or marked by widespread frau...

Oct 24, 2025

Which political party was primarily responsible for the 2024 government shutdown?

The available reporting and polling show for the 2024 government shutdown; media accounts describe a political standoff, and public opinion polls assign blame to both Republicans (and President Donald...

Nov 8, 2025

who is most responsible for the current government shutdown

The evidence in recent public-opinion polling and partisan statements shows in the public’s view; multiple polls in October–November 2025 indicate a plurality or majority faulting Republicans while si...

Jan 13, 2026

Which demographic factors (age, education, race) correlate with belief in the stolen 2020 election within Republican respondents across major national polls?

Major national surveys and academic analyses consistently show that within the Republican coalition belief that the 2020 election was “stolen” clusters not evenly across the population but along ideol...

Oct 30, 2025

Who is responsible for the current government shutdown?

The available reporting and polling converge on a clear finding: . Polls from Navigator Research, Quinnipiac, AP-NORC and PBS/Marist show a plurality or majority of Americans assign at least more resp...

Oct 28, 2025

What percentage of Americans blame the President for the government shutdown?

A plurality of recent national polls show a majority or near-majority of Americans assign significant responsibility for the October 2025 government shutdown to President Donald Trump and Congressiona...

Nov 27, 2025

How did public opinion about Trump change over time and after major events (impeachments, Jan. 6, 2020 election)?

Public opinion about Donald Trump has been highly polarized and event-driven: after the Jan. 6, 2021 attack and the subsequent second impeachment, major polls showed a narrow majority or plurality fav...

Nov 14, 2025

How has Trump’s approval rating trended since his 2016 campaign compared to his overall career average?

Donald Trump’s approval has been unusually stable but generally low across his presidential terms: Gallup/aggregates show his approval around the mid‑40s at several points in 2025 (e.g., about 44% in ...

Oct 23, 2025

How have Jewish American voters responded to Trump's ancestry claims?

Donald Trump’s public statements about his ancestry have generated scrutiny but of Jewish heritage; reporting and fact-checking show errors in his family-origin claims. Jewish American reactions are m...

Jan 22, 2026

How have attitudes toward ICE changed over the last five years across major polling firms?

Public attitudes toward -and-customs-enforcement"> have shifted markedly over the last five years, moving from broadly unfavorable but not abolitionist in 2019 to a 2026 landscape in which roughly hal...