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Trump's First Hundred Days: Not Great!

He was so close.

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Ben Dreyfuss
Apr 29, 2025
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As of this week, Donald Trump is less popular at this point in his second term than he was at the same point in his first — despite starting this term with his highest approval ratings ever.

In his first term, Trump began unpopular, slipped a little further, and then plateaued. This time, he had a running start — and still, he’s falling.

Why?

It’s not because Democrats marched in the streets or flooded Twitter with outrage.
It’s because they didn’t.

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