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To weigh in on that at the ballot box. And it's really ballot box. And it's really unpredictable. I think how it's unpredictable. I think how it's going to go in terms of how going to go in terms of how Americans are feeling right now Americans are feeling right now about this presidential term about this presidential term and about how things are going and about how things are going in the country right now. Well, in the country right now. Well, there's lots of new data on there's lots of new data on that that I can show you right that that I can show you right now.
Let's start with the new now. Let's start with the new CNN poll. New CNN poll shows CNN poll. New CNN poll shows that Donald Trump has never that Donald Trump has never been more unpopular than he is been more unpopular than he is right now. Donald Trump's right now. Donald Trump's disapproval rating in this new disapproval rating in this new CNN poll, it's actually higher. CNN poll, it's actually higher. His disapproval rating is his disapproval rating is higher than it was in the higher than it was in the immediate aftermath of January immediate aftermath of January 6th. After January 6th, a 6th. After January 6th, a whopping 62% of Americans said whopping 62% of Americans said they disapproved of Trump. They disapproved of Trump. Today, the number of Americans today, the number of Americans who say they disapprove of who say they disapprove of Donald Trump is not 62%. It is Donald Trump is not 62%. It is 63%, 63% disapprove. Only 37% 63%, 63% disapprove. Only 37% approve of Trump. That means approve of Trump. That means right now he is 26 points right now he is 26 points underwater in terms of his underwater in terms of his approval rating with the approval rating with the American people. That's American people. That's astonishing. Elsewhere in this astonishing. Elsewhere in this CNN poll, we learned that CNN poll, we learned that Americans say that Trump has Americans say that Trump has hurt America's standing in the hurt America's standing in the world more than helped it. And world more than helped it. And they say that by a 24 point they say that by a 24 point margin. Since he has been back margin. Since he has been back in office, he has hurt in office, he has hurt America's standing in the world America's standing in the world more than he has helped it. More than he has helped it.
America. How do you feel about America. How do you feel about Trump tearing down the East Trump tearing down the East wing of the White House? Well, wing of the White House? Well, 10% of Americans say they like 10% of Americans say they like that. . His support on that is that. His support on that is 10%, more than five times as 10%, more than five times as many Americans say. Him doing many Americans say. Him doing that makes them feel that makes them feel dissatisfied or angry. He's dissatisfied or angry. He's underwater by 44 points on underwater by 44 points on tearing down the East wing of tearing down the East wing of the White House to build his the White House to build his ballroom, Washington Post ABC ballroom, Washington Post ABC News Ipsos poll is also just News Ipsos poll is also just out Trump's overall approval out Trump's overall approval rating in that poll. He's rating in that poll. He's underwater -18 in this poll, underwater -18 in this poll, right after January 6th, his right after January 6th, his disapproval rating spiked to disapproval rating spiked to 60%. Again. That's right. After 60%. Again. That's right. After January 6th, disapproval 60%. January 6th, disapproval 60%. Today in this poll, it's 59% Today in this poll, it's 59% disapproval, which means in disapproval, which means in this poll, he he is within one this poll, he is within one point of where he was in the point of where he was in the immediate wake of his immediate wake of his supporters laying violent siege supporters laying violent siege to the US Capitol in a failed to the US Capitol in a failed attempt to try to seize power attempt to try to seize power by force. And they asked. They by force. And they asked. They asked a question here, not just asked a question here, not just bluntly do you approve or bluntly do you approve or disapprove of Trump, but they disapprove of Trump, but they asked it a little nuance to it asked it a little nuance to it in a way that is always in a way that is always interesting to me, because even interesting to me, because even if you are not a supporter of if you are not a supporter of President Trump, let's say President Trump, let's say everybody knows somebody who is everybody knows somebody who is a really strong supporter of a really strong supporter of Trump, right? I mean, whether Trump, right? I mean, whether it's a coworker or an uncle or it's a coworker or an uncle or some other family member, maybe some other family member, maybe there's, you know, a neighbor there's, you know, a neighbor down the street who's got all down the street who's got all the Trump flags on his truck or the Trump flags on his truck or whatever. I mean, everybody whatever. I mean, everybody knows somebody and the national knows somebody and the national media pay so much attention to media pay so much attention to people who are strong Trump people who are strong Trump supporters. But how many of supporters. But how many of them are there? Well, look at them are there? Well, look at this. This again. Is that this. This again. Is that Washington Post, ABC News Ipsos Washington Post, ABC News Ipsos poll, Trump's overall approval poll, Trump's overall approval rating is is -18. He's 18 rating is is -18. He's 18 points underwater overall. But points underwater overall. But if you look at the nuance, if if you look at the nuance, if you look at the people who feel you look at the people who feel strongly, the proportion of strongly, the proportion of Americans who strongly approve Americans who strongly approve of Trump is 20%, the proportion of Trump is 20%, the proportion of Americans who strongly of Americans who strongly disapprove of Trump is 46%. Disapprove of Trump is 46%. People who strongly disapprove People who strongly disapprove of Trump outnumber the people of Trump outnumber the people who strongly approve of him by who strongly approve of him by significantly more than 2 to 1. Significantly more than 2 to 1. And Americans disapprove of him And Americans disapprove of him on everything. America, do you on everything. America, do you approve of Donald Trump in his approve of Donald Trump in his handling of Israel's war in handling of Israel's war in Gaza? No. Minus six. Do you Gaza? No. Minus six. Do you approve of Trump's handling of approve of Trump's handling of crime? No. -11. Do you crime? No. -11. Do you approve of Trump's handling of of Trump's handling of immigration? No. -13. Do you immigration? No. -13. Do you approve of Trump's management approve of Trump's management of our relationship with other of our relationship with other countries? No. -19 Do you countries? No. -19 Do you approve of Trump's handling of approve of Trump's handling of the Russia-Ukraine war? No. . The Russia-Ukraine war? No. -21. Do you approve of Trump's Do you approve of Trump's handling of the economy? No. Handling of the economy? No. -25. Do you approve of Trump's -25. Do you approve of Trump's management of the federal management of the federal government? No. -27 Do you government? No. -27 Do you approve of Trump's handling of approve of Trump's handling of tariffs? His signature issue, tariffs? His signature issue, what he most wants to be known what he most wants to be known for in this presidential term. For in this presidential term. Do you approve of Donald Do you approve of Donald Trump's handling of tariffs? No. Trump's handling of tariffs? No. Americans do not approve of him Americans do not approve of him on tariffs. He is -32 on that on tariffs. He is -32 on that issue. Since Trump has been issue. Since Trump has been back in office, has he made the back in office, has he made the United States weaker or United States weaker or stronger? Americans say Trump stronger? Americans say Trump has made the United States has made the United States weaker, and they say so by a 15 weaker, and they say so by a 15 point margin. Should ICE agents point margin. Should ICE agents be wearing masks out in the be wearing masks out in the street? No. 16 point margin. Street? No. 16 point margin. Should Trump be sending the Should Trump be sending the National Guard to states over National Guard to states over the objections of those states the objections of those states governors? No. 18 point margin. Governors? No. 18 point margin. The criminal charges that Trump The criminal charges that Trump has demanded against James has demanded against James Comey and John Bolton. Are Comey and John Bolton. Are those criminal charges those criminal charges justified, or are those justified, or are those politically motivated bogus politically motivated bogus prosecutions? Americans say prosecutions? Americans say those charges are politically those charges are politically motivated by a 13 and 14 point motivated by a 13 and 14 point margin. America, do you like margin. America, do you like the fact that Trump is tearing the fact that Trump is tearing down the White House East wing down the White House East wing to build his ballroom? No. To build his ballroom? No. In this poll, no. Americans say this poll, no. Americans say they do not like that by a 28 they do not like that by a 28 point margin. How about Trump's point margin. How about Trump's plan to take $230 million for plan to take $230 million for himself from the US Justice himself from the US Justice Department, supposedly as some Department, supposedly as some kind of compensation for all kind of compensation for all he's been through? He he wants the he's been through? He wants the federal government to write him federal government to write him a check for $230 million. A check for $230 million. America, do you like that idea? America, do you like that idea? Shockingly, no. By a 42 point Shockingly, no. By a 42 point margin, Americans say no. They margin, Americans say no. They hate that idea very much. Thank hate that idea very much. Thank you. And it's not just the CNN you. And it's not just the CNN poll and that Washington Post poll and that Washington Post poll. There's the new NBC poll, poll. There's the new NBC poll, which unfolds along much the which unfolds along much the same lines. NBC poll has same lines. NBC poll has Trump's approval rating 12 Trump's approval rating 12 points underwater. And again, points underwater. And again, they do that nuance. Well. How they do that nuance. Well. How strong are your feelings? Strong are your feelings? Americans who strongly Americans who strongly disapprove of Trump outnumber disapprove of Trump outnumber Americans who strongly approve Americans who strongly approve of him by a whopping 18 points of him by a whopping 18 points in the NBC poll. Here's my new in the NBC poll. Here's my new favorite polling question, favorite polling question, though. This is. This is from though. This is. This is from the NBC poll. I'd like it if the NBC poll. I'd like it if all national pollsters would all national pollsters would please start asking this. . Do please start asking this. Do you consider yourself to be a you consider yourself to be a supporter of the No Kings supporter of the No Kings protest movement? That's how protest movement? That's how they asked the question. What they asked the question. What do you think the answer is to do you think the answer is to that? What proportion of the that? What proportion of the American public says they American public says they consider themselves to be a consider themselves to be a supporter of the No Kings supporter of the No Kings movement in this country? Movement in this country? What do you think the number is do you think the number is going to be? I mean, for going to be? I mean, for context, in this same poll, in context, in this same poll, in this NBC poll, they also asked this NBC poll, they also asked people if they consider people if they consider themselves to be a supporter of themselves to be a supporter of the MAGA, the MAGA movement, the MAGA, the MAGA movement, the Make America Great, Make the Make America Great, Make America Great Again movement, America Great Again movement, the Trump movement, the the Trump movement, the proportion of Americans who proportion of Americans who said they considered themselves said they considered themselves to be MAGA supporter is 30%. I to be MAGA supporter is 30%. I should note that's fallen by should note that's fallen by six points in the past six six points in the past six months in this same poll. But months in this same poll. But still, that's okay. Round still, that's okay. Round number understandable. Number number understandable. Number 30% of Americans say they 30% of Americans say they consider themselves to be a consider themselves to be a supporter of the MAGA movement. Supporter of the MAGA movement. Compared to that, what Compared to that, what proportion of Americans say proportion of Americans say they are supportive? They are. They are supportive? They are. They are a supporter of the No They are a supporter of the No Kings movement. 43%, 43% of Kings movement. 43%, 43% of this country says they consider this country says they consider themselves to be a supporter of the themselves to be a supporter of the No Kings protest movement, the No Kings protest movement, which means not only does the which means not only does the base of support for the No base of support for the No Kings movement absolutely dwarf Kings movement absolutely dwarf the base of support for MAGA in the base of support for MAGA in this country, but in absolute this country, but in absolute terms, it also means that terms, it also means that support for No King, support support for No King, support for the No Kings movement for the No Kings movement against Trump. It's just huge. Against Trump. It's just huge. I mean, 43% of this country, I mean, 43% of this country, that's 147 million people. I that's 147 million people. I think we're going to need a think we're going to need a bigger boat. I mean, that bigger boat. I mean, that number is absolutely stunning number is absolutely stunning to me. I got to say, I have to me. I got to say, I have covered the heck out of that. Covered the heck out of that. The No Kings movement, as it The No Kings movement, as it has taken shape from the very has taken shape from the very outset of this presidential outset of this presidential term for Trump, I would have term for Trump, I would have thought organizers and thought organizers and participants in these protests would be whooping and hollering and cheering if they learned and cheering if they learned that they had 10% support in that they had 10% support in this country, or 15% support in this country, or 15% support in this country, 43%. Well, MAGA this country, 43%. Well, MAGA support is 30%. And it's been support is 30%. And it's been dropping hard since Trump has dropping hard since Trump has been back in office. I don't been back in office. I don't know what terrible numbers like know what terrible numbers like these for Trump and terrible these for Trump and terrible numbers like these for his MAGA numbers like these for his MAGA movement are going to mean for movement are going to mean for tomorrow's elections. I will tomorrow's elections. I will tell you. CNN asked about it in tell you. CNN asked about it in sort of a roundabout way. In sort of a roundabout way. In their poll, CNN asked, if you In their poll, CNN asked, if you were voting for Congress today, were voting for Congress today, would you think of your vote as would you think of your vote as being more to send a message of being more to send a message of support to Trump? Or would you support to Trump? Or would you think of your vote as being a think of your vote as being a message of opposition to Trump? Message of opposition to Trump? They asked that question in the They asked that question in the new CNN poll, and the new CNN poll, and the proportion of Americans who proportion of Americans who said they wanted their vote to said they wanted their vote to be seen as a message of support be seen as a message of support for Trump. That proportion is for Trump. That proportion is 21%. The proportion of 21%. The proportion of Americans who said they wanted Americans who said they wanted their vote to be a message of their vote to be a message of opposition to Trump was nearly opposition to Trump was nearly twice that 41%. So, I mean, twice that 41%. So, I mean, read into that what you may if read into that what you may if you're a business leader you're a business leader watching this right now, watching this right now, thinking about I wonder if thinking about I wonder if we should continue to do things to should continue to do things to really kowtow to Trump and to really kowtow to Trump and to be really seen, to be putting be really seen, to be putting our thumb on the scale in order our thumb on the scale in order to please Trump. I wonder if to please Trump. I wonder if that will be good for our that will be good for our bottom line. Take a little bottom line. Take a little temperature of the public here, temperature of the public here, guys. You're aligning yourself guys. You're aligning yourself with something pretty radically with something pretty radically and deeply unpopular. And what and deeply unpopular. And what is Trump himself doing to make is Trump himself doing to make himself more palatable to the himself more palatable to the American people? As we head American people? As we head toward tomorrow's election day? toward tomorrow's election day?
Well, on the eve of tomorrow's Well, on the eve of tomorrow's vote, the administration cut vote, the administration cut off SNAP food benefits for 42 off SNAP food benefits for 42 million of the poorest million of the poorest Americans, including many, many, Americans, including many, many, many, many, many millions of many, many, many millions of Republican voters. The SNAP Republican voters. The SNAP program goes back to the Great program goes back to the Great Depression. It has never cut Depression. It has never cut people off before, but the people off before, but the Trump administration cut people Trump administration cut people off as of Saturday. And then off as of Saturday. And then today, only when forced by a today, only when forced by a federal court in Rhode Island federal court in Rhode Island did they begrudgingly concede did they begrudgingly concede that they might have to fund that they might have to fund SNAP benefits, and who knows SNAP benefits, and who knows for how long. Meanwhile, for how long. Meanwhile, literally at the same time, he literally at the same time, he is cutting off food aid to 40 is cutting off food aid to 40 plus million Americans. Trump plus million Americans. Trump was bragging online about the was bragging online about the new marble and gold toned new marble and gold toned bathroom he just built himself bathroom he just built himself at the White House at your at the White House at your expense. He held a party at his expense. He held a party at his mansion at Mar-a-Lago, which mansion at Mar-a-Lago, which had a roaring 20s Great Gatsby had a roaring 20s Great Gatsby theme. Great Gatsby theme, theme. Great Gatsby theme, because, yeah, remind me again because, yeah, remind me again what happened right at the end what happened right at the end of the roaring 20s. Google 1929.