While President Donald Trump is boasting about his accomplishments during a tour of Asia, back home his approval numbers are collapsing — and he and his administration are facing a growing revolt from members of his own party.During a segment on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” the co-hosts singled out growin...

“Well, we have some numbers that [NBC’s] Kristen Welker put up in a story about Donald Trump’s approval ratings for the economy and most of them are below 40 percent, lowest numbers he’s ever had,” co-host Joe Scarborough interjected. ”He’s all over the world, you’ve got a government shutdown, you’ve got 1 in 4, 1 in 5 Americans who depend on food assistance not going to get it.”

  • Zaktor@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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    7 days ago

    Midterms will matter if the cheating is just gerrymandering rather than straight up vote manipulation. If Republicans think they still need to get the most votes to win they’ll be looking at those sinking approvals among Republicans and get worried.

    And when action is taken against Trump where people have to choose a side the general sentiment will matter. Authoritarianism isn’t something that just happens and they now get to make all the rules. It’s constantly tested and even with a loyalist infrastructure in government it still relies on regular people following their rules.

    • mos@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      6 days ago

      Thanks I really appreciate it. I have to check the facts against my anxieties sometimes and the best thing to do is ask for help to do a reality check.