president Donald Trump This week we enjoyed one of his biggest legislative victories in his second administration.
“One, Big, Beautifulville” passed the House of Representatives! ” Trump promoted it in a social media post Thursday.
The president’s post came soon GOP-controlled house Trump’s drastic tax and spending reduction package reduced the package with a thin margin of razors. The measures created by Republicans are filled with promises and second term priorities on Trump’s campaign trails on tax cuts, immigration, defense, energy and debt restrictions.
Two surveys released earlier in the week prior to the House vote showed that the president’s poll numbers remained underwater.
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President Donald Trump arrives on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC on May 22, 2025 (AP Photo/John McDonnell)
The president was 46% approved and 54% disapproved in a national survey by Marquette Law School. And Trump was approved by 42% and 52% in a Reuters/Ipsos poll.
Not all, but most Latest National Survey Putting the president’s approval rating in negative territory, a handful of them show Trump is on the water.
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Trump has been actively advocating for administrative authorities in his second term, aiming to overturn long-standing government policies and significantly reduce the federal workforce through avalanches of drastic and controversial executive orders and actions aimed at dealing with complaints he had since his first period.
Trump began his second administration with votes in positive territory, but his votes began slipping shortly after the inauguration ceremony in late January.
President Donald Trump will sign an executive order on January 23, 2025 at the White House Oval Office in Washington, DC. (via Yuri Gripas/Abaca/Bloomberg Getty Images)
However, in some investigations, two issues that make the president stay on the water or on the water are Border security and immigration who were at the forefront and center of Trump’s successful 2024 campaign to reclaim the White House.
Trump has 56% approval of border security and 50% approval of immigration Marquette Law School’s opinion poll, It was held from May 5th to 15th.
But Trump’s muscles move to border guards and immigrantswhich has caused controversy and legal pushbacks, does not appear to support his overall approval assessment.
“Immigration is currently declining as a prominent issue,” said Daron Shaw, a member of the Fox News Decision team and a Republican partner in the Fox News polls.
Shaw, a professor of politics and chairman of the University of Texas, said, “Immigration and border guards in particular are beginning to lose steam as one of the top three issues the country faces. Republicans are still highly regarded, but Democrats and independents who joined the choir in 2024 have moved, especially back in the economy.
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Pointing to Trump, Shaw added, “When a problem is successful, it tends to move to the back burner.”
It was his performance in the economy, particularly in the inflation, that was the pressing issue that kept the former president behind Trump’s overall approval assessment over the past few months. Joe Bidens Recognized ratings for most of his presidency.
Trump’s blockbuster tariff announcement in early April sparked a trade war with some of the country’s top trading partners, causing massive sales in financial markets, raising concerns about the recession.
But the market is bounced back as Trump taps on the brakes on his controversial tariff implementation.
Trump was approved by 37% in tariffs in Marquette Law School polls and 34% in inflation/costs of living. And he has 39% and 33% living expenses in the economy. Reuters/Ipsos pollsIt will be held from May 16th to 18th.
President Donald Trump announces that he will impose tariffs on countries around the world at a White House event on April 2, 2025. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images)
Doug Hay, a longtime GOP strategist and former RNC and Bush administration official, pointed to last year’s elections, saying, “The main reason Trump won was to lower prices. Prices have not been lowered, and polls reflect that.”
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“There was not much of a drop in price, except for gasoline prices,” Shaw said.
“Prices aren’t falling. It’s not clear that people will say that the absence of inflation is an economic victory. They feel that a significant portion of their money will pay for the basics,” he added. “What Trump is aware is that prices must go down to ensure he can declare success.”
