Trump’s tough report card at the end of his term… Half of Americans “Failed Presidents”

US President Donald Trump boards a plane at Andrews Air Force Base near Washington for a Christmas holiday at the Marrakech Resort in Palm Beach, Florida on the 23rd (local time). [로이터=연합뉴스]

U.S. President Donald Trump, who has less than a month in office, has undergone severe polls.

USA Today and Suffolk University asked 1,000 voters in the United States on the 16th-20th, asking, “How do you think history will evaluate President Trump?” As a result of the survey released on the 24th (local time), the most frequent response was “a failed president” at 50.1%. Together with the “great president” (16.3%) and the “good president” (13.2%), less than 30% of respondents were positive. For President Trump’s achievements, economic policy (36%) received the best score, and race issues (20%) were evaluated as failing.

Public opinion was also unfavorable about rerunning for the 2024 presidential election. When asked if they would elect Trump in the next presidential election, only 29.5% answered “I will”, but 55.8% said “I will not.”

At the end of his term of office, the results of a poll on President Trump are said to be in stark contrast to the evaluation received by former President Barack Obama (center). Former Presidents George W. Bush (left) and former President Bill Clinton were present at the White House announcement regarding the 2010 earthquake in Haiti. [로이터=연합뉴스]

Political media The Hill reported that the poll was contrary to the evaluation received by its predecessor, President Barack Obama. In the same survey four years ago, 50% of respondents said that President Obama would be rated as a “great president” or a “good president.” Only 23% of respondents said they would become a “failed president.”

The results of this poll came after four days ago, four out of ten Americans voted Trump as the “worst president.” It was a poll conducted by Fox News and reported on the 20th, and 42% of respondents said, “I will be one of the worst presidents.” ^”Average president” 10% ^”Average president” 8% ^”Average president” 16%, and “one of the best presidents” 22%.

It was former President George W. Bush who received the most harsh reviews in a similar poll conducted by Gallup in the past. 36% of respondents said that they will be negatively evaluated and will withdraw. CNN analyzed that this is a fairly high number given that Americans usually do not negatively evaluate the retiring president. At the same time, however, he pointed out that the proportion (22%) ranked as the “best president” is also exceptionally high. It is a story that clearly shows the increasingly extreme political polarization.

In the USA Today and Suffolk University survey, the evaluation of President Trump differed greatly by supportive party. 87% of Democratic supporters said that Trump would be evaluated as a failed president, while 67% of Republican supporters said it was a great or good president.

Washington = Correspondent Pilkyu Kim [email protected]