Quote:A Quinnipiac poll found 57 percent of voters disapprove of how ICE is enforcing immigration laws, a discontent that’s spilled into protests following the death of Renee Good in Minnesota. A CNN/SSRS poll released Friday found that 58 percent of Americans say Trump’s first year of his second term has been a “failure.”
Part of the dissatisfaction stems from promises that collapsed under scrutiny. DOGE, the administration’s high-profile government-slashing initiative, promised $2 trillion in savings. After shuttering USAID and laying off thousands of federal workers, Elon Musk acknowledged the effort saved about $160 million in five months — a fraction of the $2 trillion cut that was sold to voters on the campaign trail.
Then there’s the tariff chaos. Trump rolled out sweeping tariffs on nearly all U.S. trading partners on what he dubbed “Liberation Day.” Markets recoiled. Stocks lost nearly $3.1 trillion in value in a single day. Despite promises of a manufacturing boom, the final jobs report of 2025 showed hiring cooling across the economy.
And while politicians argue over optics, Americans are still paying more. Inflation is up 2.7 percent year-over-year. The typical household is spending $184 more per month than last year and $590 more each month than they did three years ago, according to Moody’s Analytics. Grocery prices are not down in any meaningful way. Energy, medical care, coffee and ground beef all cost more.
Health care? After a government shutdown on his watch last year, Trump finally unveiled his “great healthcare plan” — a framework so vague that top officials admitted the details were sparse.
https://thehill.com/opinion/lindseys-len...-failures/
