"Trump’s failures are turning Americans away from him"

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Most Americans now disapprove of Donald Trump’s erratic, authoritarian and incompetent leadership, which has transformed the Republican Party into a cult of personality that rejects traditional Republican policies. Our country is suffering because of Trump’s failures.

The New York Times’ average of dozens of polls shows Trump’s popularity in his second term peaked on Jan. 20, the day he was inaugurated, with an approval rating of 52 percent. But once people saw how awfully Trump governed, his popularity went steadily downhill. Only 44 percent of Americans approve of his performance and 52 percent disapprove, as of July 1.

Trump’s approval ratings undoubtedly will drop further as growing numbers of Americans feel the effect of his harmful policies and governance. As a result, Democrats with the right messaging are likely to capture majority control of the House of Representatives and increase their strength in the Senate in the 2026 elections.

And alarmingly, we’ve seen federal law enforcement agents detaining or arresting Democratic elected officials — including Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), New York City Comptroller and unsuccessful mayoral candidate Brad Lander, Newark Mayor Ras Baraka and Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-N.J.) — on trumped-up accusations for challenging the administration’s anti-immigrant policies. This is outrageous conduct we expect to see in dictatorships, not democracies.

As Trump’s failures and false promises become more apparent, Republicans would be wise to review the results of the 1932 election, when voters ended the failed presidency of Herbert Hoover and GOP congressional majorities during the Great Depression.