Trump Sets Lowest 100 Day Approval Rating.

[Zanary]

So, yeah, some can (and will) b***h about my opinions regarding the traitor-in-chief and his cabinet of trash...but, um, take it up with many, many more people:

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-lo...=121165473

"Seventy-three percent said the economy is in bad shape, 53% said it's gotten worse since Trump took office and 41% said their own finances have worsened -- which is as many as those who said so under President Joe Biden last summer."

The true "TDS" is still found in his drone disciples, who will constantly defend this heap of horrible humanity despite any facts or tangibles.

Oh, and Good Morning!

[Zanary]

A lot of that "Day One" fiction keeps turning out to be, um, fiction. I'd gently point out that some of us warned against believing the chattering Cheeto....

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/poli...140347007/

"Leading economists are predicting the U.S. could enter a recession, and millions of Americans are struggling with the continuing high cost of gas and groceries while getting buried beneath a growing mountain of credit card bills and car payments."

Throw in a growing list of mental gaffes (seriously, no idea about Congo?), and 77 million people should feel like they voted for disaster...and that list has already started.

[badgervike]

So, yeah, some can (and will) b***h about my opinions regarding the traitor-in-chief and his cabinet of trash...but, um, take it up with many, many more people:

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-lo...=121165473

"Seventy-three percent said the economy is in bad shape, 53% said it's gotten worse since Trump took office and 41% said their own finances have worsened -- which is as many as those who said so under President Joe Biden last summer."

The true "TDS" is still found in his drone disciples, who will constantly defend this heap of horrible humanity despite any facts or tangibles.

Oh, and Good Morning!

And who's their alternative?  Quinippiac polling has Congressonal Democrats at their lowest point...EVER...about half of Trump's approval rating. At some point, the Dems are going to have to articulate a plan of their own instead of simply being the opposition. I'm sure that 12 hour Congressional sit a thon today will change a lot of hearts and minds.

If the disapproval rating is based on perceived "economic indicators" that should actually be good news for Trump going forward.  Both Inflation and CPI dropped from 3.0 to 2.4% from January to March...that's a 20% improvement.  Still a long ways to go in my opinion and the tariffs will have an effect if not resolved in a timely manner.

The major news outlets (ABC, NBC, CBS) and their affiliates have done 92% negative stories on Trump thus far in his term likely contributing to the numbers.  Either Trump gets the numbers down to where everybody can feel the difference, or his polling will be in the toilet.  Dude can't keep his mouth shut long enough to fight off a hostile press.  And... until tariffs are resolved, those indicators can head the other direction in a hurry.

[Zanary]

And who's their alternative?  Quinippiac polling has Congressonal Democrats at their lowest point...EVER...about half of Trump's approval rating.

If the disapproval rating is based on perceived "economic indicators" should actually be good news for Trump going forward.  Both Inflation and CPI dropped from 3.0 to 2.4% from January to March...that's a 20% improvement.  Still a long ways to go in my opinion and the tariffs will have an effect if not resolved in a timely manner.

The major news outlets (ABC, NBC, CBS) and their affiliates have done 92% negative stories on Trump thus far in his term likely contributing to the numbers.  Either Trump gets the numbers down to where everybody can feel the difference, his polling will be in the toilet.  Dude can't keep his mouth shut long enough to fight off a hostile press.  And... until tariffs are resolved, those indicators can head the other direction in a hurry.

In this, we are in total agreement.

He also can't seem to go any amount of time without treating our Northern neighbor like s**t, the disrespect shown is nauseating.

[badgervike]

A lot of that "Day One" fiction keeps turning out to be, um, fiction. I'd gently point out that some of us warned against believing the chattering Cheeto....

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/poli...140347007/

"Leading economists are predicting the U.S. could enter a recession, and millions of Americans are struggling with the continuing high cost of gas and groceries while getting buried beneath a growing mountain of credit card bills and car payments."

Throw in a growing list of mental gaffes (seriously, no idea about Congo?), and 77 million people should feel like they voted for disaster...and that list has already started.

Again...CPI down about 20% and gas prices are basically unchanged but crude is down about 20%.  Once the crude is refined, the gas pricing will reflect the decrease.  Prices historically also go down a lot slower than they go up...with a little profit taking by the supply chain on the pricing down slope.

[Zanary]

Again...CPI down about 20% and gas prices are basically unchanged but crude is down about 20%.  Once the crude is refined the gas pricing will reflect the decrease.  Prices historically also go down a lot slower than they go up...with a little profit taking by the supply chain on the pricing down slope.

The logistics side of the supply drama is mind-bending, which is where I spent many years. Just stating "we're making everything here!" is cute, but the years required to get factories built, supply lines changed, contracts rewritten/broken/etc, and so much more...I hear how my peers are trying to deal with it, and the only word is chaos.

Blather for headlines/clickbait has immediate payoff in news visibility, but the messes in the wake are enormous...and unnecessary.

[badgervike]

In this, we are in total agreement.

He also can't seem to go any amount of time without treating our Northern neighbor like s**t, the disrespect shown is nauseating.

Yea..I'm not sure what the Canadian end game is all about either.  With Panama and Greenland, I at least know what the end game might be.  Pissing on Canada doesn't seem to have an end game.

---

We're changing over my company's supply chain as we speak. The reality is that we had been paring down our dependence on China for a while in anticipation of a trade war at some point. Some manufacturing is easier to bring back than others. Like auto making from Canada. Most people don't realize that it costs slightly MORE to manufacture vehicles in Canada. If you're going to retool a plant for North American consumption, you can retool a US plant instead of a Canadian plant. Building AI infrastructure in the US makes sense. Building more semiconductors in the US makes sense...but as you said, take a long time to implement. Both have minimal need for assembly workers. There will be a big uptick in manufacturing in the US...they best fix the immigration issue so that we can let more people in the front door with our currently declining native population or it won't happen.

[Zanary]

There's going to be a huge chunk of pain, way above and beyond what's been seen, as the real transition period happens...and that's above/beyond the stark reality that the chunks of government and other workers suddenly laid off aren't likely great fits for the assumed manufacturing jobs; even Elon has stated that automation is going to take over more and more "factory" work, so this particular illusion has been ridiculous since it was just campaign fodder.

One unending 'defense' of the orange mess is that "he just says whack s**t" (re-word how you will). The problem is, and I truly challenge anyone to deny this: he tells himself that he can repeat any-fugging-thing and will it to be true.

That's far from the case, and is wrong in situations with the highest costs.

[Waterboy]

Yea..I'm not sure what the Canadian end game is all about either.  With Panama and Greenland, I at least know what the end game might be.  Pissing on Canada doesn't seem to have an end game.

---

We're changing over my company's supply chain as we speak.  The reality is that we had been paring down our dependence on China for a while in anticipation of a trade war at some point.  Some manufacturing is easier to bring back than others.  Like auto making from Canada.  Most people don't realize that it costs slightly MORE to manufacture vehicles in Canada.  If you're going to retool a plant for North American consumption, you can retool a US plant instead of a Canadian plant.  Building AI infrastructure in the US makes sense.  Building more semiconductors in the US makes sense...but as you said, take a long time to implement.  Both have minimal need for assembly workers.  There will be a big uptick in manufacturing in the US...they best fix the immigration issue so that we can let more people in the front door with our currently declining native population or it won't happen.

---

For certain industries there will be an extensive amount of time for us to get up and running, but that makes it even more imperative to get started now. The strategic industries like pharmaceuticals that Trump has pointed out should be repatriated asap even if it takes 3-4 years.

[Zanary]

But wait, there's more!

https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-ap...ls-2066098

"According to the latest YouGov/Yahoo poll, conducted between April 25-28 among 1,597 respondents, Trump's approval dropped from 44 percent in March to 42 percent, while disapproval rose from 50 percent to 53 percent, widening his net negative from –6 to –11. The poll had a margin of error of ±2.9 percentage points.

Emerson College also released a poll today, which showed that Trump's approval rating had dropped marginally from 47 percent to 45 percent since March, while his disapproval rating has stayed the same at 45 percent. The most recent poll was conducted between April 25-28 among 1,000 registered voters and had a margin of error of +/- 3 percentage points."

...and I didn't write a syllable of the article, so...liar boi's got problems.