Failed Policies, Rising Fury: The Backlash Against Trump Begins

Trump has no mandate. Most Americans do not support his agenda. The numbers don’t lie—his second-term policies are deeply unpopular, and the backlash is already brewing.

📉 Cost of Living Crisis

• Only 32% approve of Trump’s handling of inflation, while 58% say it’s a major voting issue.

• 62% believe he hasn’t done enough to lower prices—including 47% of Republicans.

• 57% expect grocery prices to rise under his leadership.

💰 Economic Policies Aren’t Working

• Gallup: Trump’s economic approval has fallen to 45%, with 54% disapproving.

• 7 in 10 Americans say his tariffs will raise prices, not help workers.

• Even though 49% say the economy is “strong,” 42% believe his policies will leave them worse off—a telling disconnect.

🏛 Government Overreach & Musk’s Influence

• 57% say Trump has exceeded his authority by cutting federal jobs and gutting protections.

• 65% oppose shutting down the Department of Education.

• 52% say he has “gone too far” in expanding presidential power.

• 53% disapprove of Elon Musk’s role in federal layoffs and privatization efforts.

🚨 The Backlash Is Coming 🚨

Trump’s approval may be “stuck near 50%,” but look closer:

✅ 90% of Democrats disapprove.

✅ 59% of independents disapprove (and growing).

✅ More people “strongly disapprove” of Trump than “strongly approve.”

This is not a mandate. This is a presidency running on fumes. The conditions for political backlash are intensifying. We need to mobilize, expose the failures of his economic policies, and push back against his attacks on democracy.

📢 The fight is now. Let’s make sure the backlash is swift.

(Sources: Reuters, CNN, Gallup, Pew, PBS, Washington Post)