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One-Third Of Americans Already Think Trump Will Be ‘One of the Worst’ Presidents Ever

Last updated on July 17th, 2023 at 09:43 pm

With just a month to go until Donald Trump is officially sworn in as the 45th President of the United States, a large chunk of Americans already think the president-elect is on track to be “one of the worst” presidents.

According to a brand new Fox News poll, nearly one-third of Americans – 31 percent – already believe that Trump will be among the worst commanders-in-chief the country has ever had.

Overall, the poll found that a whopping 59 percent of the country thinks the incoming administration will fall on a scale somewhere between “average” and “worst” – hardly a sign of confidence as Trump prepares to take office next month.

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To put it in context, when Barack Obama was elected to his first term in 2008, the same poll found that a combined 62 percent of Americans thought he would either be a “good” president or “one of the greatest.”

Adding fuel to the fire, a majority of Americans – 52 percent – believe that Trump lacks the temperament to be president, although that number has shown some improvement since the election, particularly since the the president-elect has spent much of his time in hiding.

The same percentage of respondents (52 percent) said that Trump is a “divider,” not a “uniter,” and a plurality – 46 percent – disapprove of his controversial cabinet choices.

To make matters worse for the thin-skinned president-elect, Hillary Clinton officially won the popular vote by nearly 3 million votes, or 2.1 percentage points.

There was no electoral wave that propelled Trump to the White House. He doesn’t have a so-called mandate to carry out his dangerous agenda. His campaign was not a movement.

Instead, he will enter office as one of the least popular incoming presidents in history.



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