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February 21, 2025

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Many of Trump’s early actions are unpopular, Post-Ipsos poll finds
Dan Balz, Scott Clement and Emily Guskin, Washington Post [unlocked]
Reviews from Americans on Trump’s second term are mixed to negative, and 57 percent say he has exceeded his authority since taking office.
Trump’s agenda is broadly rejected by non-Republicans
Philip Bump, Washington Post [unlocked]
New polling shows that Trump mostly appeals only to his own party. But that might sustain him for now.

Americans worry Musk's campaign to slash government could hurt services, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
James Oliphant and Jason Lange, Reuters
A majority of Americans worry that Elon Musk's drive to slash the federal government could hurt services their communities depend on and believe that billionaires have too much influence on President Donald Trump's administration, a new Reuters/Ipsos poll found.
Economic Confidence Index Steady at -19 in February
Mary Claire Evans, Gallup
Americans’ overall confidence in the U.S. economy remains in solidly negative territory in February, with Gallup’s Economic Confidence Index registering -19, matching January’s score. In February, 20% say conditions are “excellent” or “good,” down from 26% in January. Currently, 35% of Americans believe the economy is “getting better,” and 59% say it is “getting worse,” both on par with January.
Americans Continue to View Several Economic Issues as Top National Problems
Pew Research Center
At the start of President Donald Trump’s second term, Americans see a host of economic issues – from inflation to the affordability of health care and the federal budget deficit – as top problems facing the country.
Democrats are more likely to have stopped purchasing from a company because of politics
Chris Jackson, Mallory Newall and Bernard Mendez, Ipsos
New Ipsos poll also finds that nearly two in five Americans have had to delay making a purchase in the last three months because they didn’t have the money

The Inflation Generation: How Gen Z Is Navigating Money, Politics, and Uncertainty
John Della Volpe, JDV on Gen Z
Our February Gen Z Tracker Looks Into Trump, Inflation, and the Gender Dynamics of Hustle Culture

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