For the first time in the eight months of the second term of the US president, and despite his claims, earlier this week, that his country is going better than ever “, that he” tears “, during the bullies, the Americans criticize his policy in all important areas. (19/9/2025), Americans express their dissatisfaction in a wide range of issues, from economy, immigration, foreign policy, to crime.
On the occasion of the pause on Wednesday, due to comments against Trump, the US government is directly accused of censoring and reducing freedom of expression, a right protected by the first article of the American Constitution. In this context, its finding is of particular interest, according to which 62% of Americans believe Trump goes beyond his powers as president, while 36% do not agree with this view.
Economy
More than six out of ten Americans disapprove of how Trump handles the issue of duties, opposed to the president’s overall management of the economy.
These figures may raise particular concern for the Republicans as they are preparing to defend their parliamentary majorities in the Congress midterm elections, which will take place on November 3, 2026. More than two -thirds of the Americans describe the situation as a “good” situation.
Therefore, the economy is the sector that gives the Democrats a greater opportunity to recover. Not only 68% of Americans have a negative view of the economy, but almost as many as many say it is a “bad time” to find a good job in America.
Interim elections to Congress
53% of respondents in the poll responded that in the 2026 interim elections, they would like to see the Democrats win the Republicans and acquire control of Congress, with the aim of operating “as a counterbalance to Trump”. On the contrary, 42% express their desire to maintain the majority in Congress by Republicans, “to apply Trump’s agenda”. Traditionally, the party that controls the White House finds it difficult in intermediate elections.
It should be noted that in the current House of Representatives, Republicans have a particularly marginal majority of just five seats – 220, against 215 of the Democrats. Hence the intense pressures that Trump exerts on states dominated by Republicans in order to redesign their constituencies and give his party a greater advantage, -a requirement that has triggered a party confrontation at the Pan -American level.
Migratory
Trump insists on harsh immigration policy, for which he criticizes 55% of respondents while 44% approves it. It is recalled that in major US cities, including Chicago, where the Immigration and Customs Service (ICE) carried out a business with the code name “Midway Blitz”.
Foreign policy
Trump may claim that as a peacemaker he is over, at least six wars, but he aspired to end in one day, insists. In addition, 60% of Americans disagree with their handling of Russia’s war with Ukraine while only 38% agree. Also in terms of the president’s efforts to settle the situation in Gaza, 58% are judged negative by Americans and positively, at 39%.
The poll records that Americans still have a pessimistic view of the US leadership position in the world under the presidency of Trump. 46% believe that America’s leadership has been weakened during Trump’s presidency, while only 36% estimate that it has been reinforced.
Law and order
Last August, Trump sent the National Guard to Washington to replace the police in the work of enforcing order. Last week she announced that. In the weeks that followed the development of National Guard forces in Washington, he had left open the possibility of sending troops to other cities, with a more frequent reference to Chicago.
According to the poll, 47% of Americans disapprove of their actions in Washington, while 37% approve them.
Criminality
The issue that Trump records the best performance is to fight: 54% of Americans disagree with his policy and 44% agree. Crime fighting is the privileged policy field for Republicans as 44% of their Americans trust them, as opposed to 22% who considers democratic capable of handling this problem better.
