General Discussion

https://abcnews.com/Politics/americans-disapprove-trump-issues-americans-dont-trust-dems/story?id=130346647

"Most Americans disapprove of Trump on issues; Americans don’t trust Dems in Congress more to handle problems: Poll"
By Emily Guskin
February 21, 2026, 9:03 PM

"Days ahead of President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address to Congress and a little more than two weeks before the first primary voters head to the polls, majorities of Americans disapprove of how the president is handling inflation, tariffs, relations with other countries, immigration and the economy, according to an ABC News/Washington Post/Ipsos poll conducted via Ipsos’ KnowledgePanel poll conducted shortly before the Supreme Court invalidated Trump’s global tariffs.

And despite Trump's low ratings, Americans don't trust Democrats in Congress more to handle the country's biggest problems.

President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, About two-thirds of Americans disapprove of how Trump is handling inflation (65%) while over 6 in 10 disapprove of how he is handling tariffs on imported goods (64%) and U.S. relations with other countries (62%). Nearly as many disapprove of how he is handling immigration (58%) and the economy (57%). The poll was conducted Feb. 12-17; the Supreme Court’s decision on tariffs came out Feb. 20.

Trump’s highest approval rating is at best slightly negative: The immigration situation at the U.S.-Mexico border, where 50% of Americans disapprove of how he is handling things and 47% approve. "
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The poll is not all good news. Trump is heading south in popularity, but Congressional Democrats are not trusted more, most likely because the public sees they have done little to stop Trump. It's unclear how many understand the minority party has little power to do much in DC. Still this traditionally means that the minority party will be given control in the next election.