Donald Trump’s approval ratings are in the doldrums – but could it be all down to him being too good at his job? That’s the view of one MAGA acolyte and Fox News talking head.
The president’s overall standing amongst US adults is now at 36 per cent, only two points higher than his all-time lowest rating, which came in the immediate aftermath of his supporters storming the Capitol in a bid to overturn his electoral defeat in January 2021.
His sinking figures come as American families struggle with the cost of living despite Trump’s boasts during last year’s election campaign of fixing the economy. But Kaylee McGhee White, a conservative commentator, editor-in-chief of Independent Women’s Features and big-time Trump fan has another theory.
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“I think in some ways Trump is a victim of his own success, in that voters expect a lot from him because they know that he can deliver on it,” she told viewers of Fox News’s The Five.
“You look at some of his biggest policy achievements from this past year – the elimination of Iran’s nuclear capacities, cracking down on the southern border, basically eliminating illegal immigration across the southern border, keeping women’s spaces for women – these are all issues where he is not just above water with voters, he’s overwhelmingly supported by 80% to 90% of Americans on these key issues.” (It is not clear where these figures are from.)
That’s the problem with Trump – he’s just too damn good. If only he could find a way of being a bit more terrible!
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