Eye-opening approval ratings reveal what Americans really think about Trump's second term

It’s been more than a year since Trump came back to the Oval Office, and the changes haven’t exactly been subtle. From immigration rules to global trade policy, his second term has moved fast, with supporters calling it action and critics calling it chaos.

But here’s where it gets messy: the same administration that says it’s trying to prevent wars is also rattling off threats of military action in places like Iran, Mexico, Venezuela, and even Greenland, a NATO ally. On top of that, ICE agents are taking heat for being “over-bearing” in communities nationwide, while defenders insist it’s simply campaign promises finally showing up.

The moment Trump started pushing immigration changes while ICE faced backlash, approval ratings began to look less like a political talking point and more like a daily verdict.

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It's been over a year since Trump was sworn into the White House for the second time and things have certainly been eventful.

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Returning to the Oval Office, the 79-year-old quickly began making changes on just about everything, from immigration laws, global trade policy to the decor of the White House itself.

As well as this, Trump has insisted he has been taking steps to prevent wars across the world and save millions of lives.

Then the administration doubled down on the idea that the U.S. should annex Greenland, and even European allies sounded fed up with the Denmark-owned self-governing region drama.

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While also threatening military action in a number of countries, including Iran, Mexico, Venezuela and perhaps most alarmingly Greenland, a NATO ally.

The POTUS has most recently faced much criticism from his European allies for his repeated insistence that the US needs to annex the Denmark-owned self-governing region.

This echoes Trump’s claim SCOTUS was swayed by foreign interests after a tariff ruling.

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The Trump administration has argued it needs the country to ensure it does not fall into the hands of China or Russia.

When it comes to changes to immigration policy, he has also faced wide condemnation from the alleged over-bearing nature of ICE agents in communities across the country.

While the White House argued it was trying to stop China or Russia from taking over, the threats of military action across Iran, Mexico, and Venezuela made the “prevent wars” claim harder to swallow.

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Some individuals have defended this however, and argued that Trump is putting his campaign promises on immigration into action.

The criticism on multiple areas of his presidency has appears to have been reflected in AP-NORC poll from January about his overall approval rating.

That’s when the AP-NORC January approval rating results started lining up with what most adults said about how he handled the big issues.

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Regarding some of the key issues, the majority of American adults were also disapproving of how he has handled them.

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The poll also had a note regarding its margin of error. It read: “All surveys have some amount of uncertainty.

The poll didn’t just grade a president, it graded the headlines Americans had to live with.

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