Speech to the representative of Saudi Arabia:Unusual move: Trump acknowledged falling poll numbers
The US President surprisingly admitted that his approval ratings had dropped. However, he stressed that he still had strong support from “smart people”.
According to a Reuters poll, support for US President Trump has fallen to the lowest level in his second term. Two topics in particular are critical to this.
Source: AFP
In an unusual move, US President Donald Trump acknowledged a decline in his approval ratings. In a speech to senior managers and officials from Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, he said:
My poll numbers are down, but they are way up among smart people.
US President Donald Trump
According to a Reuters/Ipsos poll published a day earlier, Trump’s approval rating in the US recently fell to 38 percent, the lowest level since he returned to office.
According to the survey, the level of support for Trump among college-educated voters was 33 percent, compared with 42 percent among non-college-educated voters.
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Inflation and Epstein undermined Trump’s support for voters
According to the survey, the reasons for the decline in value were dissatisfaction with the high cost of living and the investigation into the case of the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
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Source: Reuters
