According to Gallup, most Americans no longer believes Donald Trump keeps his promises. Yes, it took awhile, but Americans have finally woken up to the reality of their liar-in-chief.
According to Gallup, 62 percent of Americans felt Trump kept his promises in February. Now, just two months later in April, that number is down to 45 percent, just north of his approval rating according to Gallup (40 percent).
Trump also lost ground on what Gallup calls “five other key characteristics”:
President Donald Trump’s image among Americans as someone who keeps his promises has faded in the first two months of his presidency, falling from 62% in February to 45%. The public is also less likely to see him as a “strong and decisive leader,” as someone who “can bring about the changes this country needs” or as “honest and trustworthy.”
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The following chart tells the ugly truth about Donald Trump:
It is no surprise that this is particularly true of women, losing 25 percentage points in that demographic between February and April. And it’s not just women, but young people (the 18-34 demographic); even Republican faith in a Trump who keeps his promises is down a staggering -11 points:
Donald Trump’s showmanship on the world stage cannot stave off the inevitable consequences of his failure as president. Sleight of hand will get you only so far, and Democrats, Independents, even Republicans are feeling the disillusionment with the Trump swamp.
Hrafnkell Haraldsson, a social liberal with leanings toward centrist politics has degrees in history and philosophy. His interests include, besides history and philosophy, human rights issues, freedom of choice, religion, and the precarious dichotomy of freedom of speech and intolerance. He brings a slightly different perspective to his writing, being that he is neither a follower of an Abrahamic faith nor an atheist but a polytheist, a modern-day Heathen who follows the customs and traditions of his Norse ancestors. He maintains his own blog, A Heathen’s Day, which deals with Heathen and Pagan matters, and Mos Maiorum Foundation www.mosmaiorum.org, dedicated to ethnic religion. He has also contributed to NewsJunkiePost, GodsOwnParty and Pagan+Politics.