As President Trump is set to leave the White House after a tumultuous and chaotic four years, having been the first president to ever be impeached twice and having his last year dominated by a worldwide pandemic, most Americans say he will go down as either below average or one […] Read more »
Trump will be remembered as one of the worst U.S. presidents, nearly half of Americans say
As President Donald Trump prepares to leave the White House, 47 percent of Americans say he will be remembered as one of the worst presidents in American history, according to the latest PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll. … Sixteen percent of Americans overall, including a third of Republicans, think Trump has been […] Read more »
Americans Expect History to Judge Trump Harshly
Six in 10 Americans believe that history will regard President Donald Trump negatively, including 47% who say he will be remembered for doing a “poor” job. In contrast, fewer than three in 10 think he will be remembered as an “outstanding” (9%) or “above average” (20%) president. Relatively few, 10%, […] Read more »
Riots will cost GOP its natural advantage in 2022
The Republican Party is at a crossroads: Break with President Trump, stick with him to maintain support with a majority of the GOP’s voters, or muddle through the next two years with uncertainty. But the direction of the party won’t be determined by party leaders meeting in secret. It will […] Read more »
Trump leaves America at its most divided since the Civil War
Donald Trump ends his tumultuous presidency with the nation confronting the greatest strain to its fundamental cohesion since the Civil War. The January 6 assault on the US Capitol capped four years in which Trump relentlessly stoked the nation’s divisions and simultaneously provided oxygen for the growth of White nationalist […] Read more »
Last Trump Job Approval 34%; Average Is Record-Low 41%
As President Donald Trump prepares to leave the White House, 34% of Americans approve of the job he is doing as president, the worst evaluation of his presidency. His 41% average approval rating throughout his presidency is four points lower than for any of his predecessors in Gallup’s polling era. […] Read more »