MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow Slams Trump’s Approval Ratings Amid First 100 Days in Office
As Rachel Maddow prepares to wrap up her return to five nights a week on MSNBC, she has taken a look at President Donald Trump‘s latest approval ratings, which she said are “going very, very dramatically south.”
Tuesday (April 29) marks Trump’s 100th day in office, and also the day Maddow finishes her nightly run on MSNBC. The popular host returned to hosting The Rachel Maddow Show Mondays-Fridays for Trump’s first 100 days in the White House; starting next week, she will resume hosting Monday nights only.
On Friday’s (April 25) show, Maddow took a look at Trump’s approval ratings as he approaches 100 days as Commander in Chief. Citing polls from the New York Times, Pew Research Center, Fox News, and the Washington Post, Maddow described the numbers as “brutally bad.”
She started with the Fox News poll, reading out various questions from the poll and the corresponding answers. This included, “Do you think Trump has been competent and effective in running the federal government?” to which 52% answered “No.”
Another question read, “Do you approve of the job Donald Trump is doing as president” to which 55% answered, “No.”
“Not positive on the big picture for President Trump,” Maddow said before quipping, “What about the other President?” She then looked at poll numbers for Elon Musk and his running of the non-official DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency), which saw a “resounding” 56% vote their disapproval.
After going through more negative numbers, Maddow stated, “And that’s the Fox News poll… the others are worse.” She then detailed the results of the other polls, before adding, “When you are losing polling questions about stuff you’ve said you might want to do or stuff you’re trying to do, when you’re losing polling questions like that by 40, 60, 70 point margins we’re pretty close to something that looks like a national consensus view in this country. And the view is no — no to what Donald Trump is doing.”
“I mean, outright majorities of the country say that Trump has gone quote ‘too far’ — on tariffs, too far. On his cuts to the federal workforce, too far. On immigration enforcement, too far. On his overall changes to the political and economic system, too far,’ the host continued.
Maddow wrapped things up, saying, “So, it’s all bad for Trump in terms of the public just soundly rejecting everything he’s doing even the stuff that he says just for political effect, it’s having the opposite political effect that he intends. I don’t know that we have ever seen another first 100 days from any president this roundly rejected and hated by the American people.”
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Trump is a failure
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Yes, he fails to please people who think the country needs to go south.
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Nah he’s not a failure he beat Harris hands down. And will bring America out of the terrible destruction that was Biden’s four horrible years !!
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Rachel has the best show on MSNBC.. she keeps the station afloat with all their Ridiculous firings of popular hosts! She speaks the truth.. always! It’s why MAGA hate her..👍👍
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Seems a lot of people hate the truth. You went to church on Sat. or Sun. Wishing good will to all and then voted for this reverse Robin Hood. Take from the poor and give to the rich. Praise the Lord
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Exactly.
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Who are YOU to talk about other people’s Faith ? Perhaps you should practice what you preach.
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When you can't keep your to yourself you can expect a whole lot of TALK!
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Excuse me but what are you saying there ? No sarcasm but I don’t get it. ?? The original commenter is scolding people of Faith ( and obviously mocking them as well) for those that voted for President Trump ( myself included) Falsely claiming President Trump is Taking from the poor and Giving to the rich. When there is Zero proof or Any evidence he’s doing that. That’s what my practice what you preach comment was about.
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Maddow is a disgrace. Stop your lies. We as Americans want President Trump and it sure would be nice if people would try to work together. Prime example why our country is so divided. This is why I’m no longer a democrat. Yelling, swearing, hatred, what is that teaching our children.
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Great comments !! Truth !!
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Publish your name and home address, or are you afraid
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Rachel is very anti Trump opinionated. That border needed military because the Cartels have border patrol on payroll. Trump's doing what we all wanted to happen, and low class reporters are trying to make news out of it? She obviously doesn't support title IX either. Shameful that she he it gets a microphone.
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Enjoy Rachel & one of the few honest hosts who calls them like they see them. Trump was a total failure first time even worse this time
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Kamala warned us
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Yep warned us that she wasn’t qualified to be President with her ignorance and lack of abilities. But it’s all good she lost !!
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Say it, Rachel!
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She an idiot
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you cannot be calling anyone an idiot with that grammar
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Rachel to Antonio Montealegre: “ It”. There that should put a big smile on your face !!
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Unfortunately as bad as his poll numbers are too many drank the Kool aid and will never change their opinion.
I will say though in the next 6 months when the shelves are empty or the the price doubled some may see the light
Trump will blame Biden for all his failures and his supporters are too indoctrinated to see the truth.
I have zero empathy for trump supporters and I hope they like and feel the pain of their poor choices
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You are so right. They are blind to the truth. An outright Liar.
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Yep. Amazing how Biden and his handlers pulled the wool over so many people’s eyes. But then unfortunately there are allot of gullible people. Mainly supporters of the Lib Dem party. Quite a few though starting to see the light and Leaving that party.
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Hahaha 😆 keep trying to derail president TRUMP 🤣 YOU have tried everything else haha it's not working bigly. Ps someone wake JOE UP!!
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China economy is faulting, all you Libs can't put China back together again, because President Trump is bring American business home again, poor Rachel can stand all the businesses coming back, she can't explain the tariffs.
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Whoee !! Boy when the Lib Dems hate you they HATE you !! They’re coming after Sen. Fetterman Hard !! And the irony of All ironies is their using his supposed “ mental incompetence “ as the excuse !! Must have walked around with their fingers stuck in their eyes for the Four years of Biden !! No it’s All because Fetterman had the gall to Agree with Trump on some things. You do that and they will turn on you like ravening wolves !! Lib Dems gladly eat their own. Sad for Fetterman, I don’t agree with all he says and believes in but I Do respect his courage !! Be funny if he took some of the hotshots down with him. You’d fare better being in a pit with rattlesnakes than a room full of Lib Dems !! 😳
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But then Rachel’s opinions and propaganda only matter to Liberal Dems so not very important in the Big picture.
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Yes, we approve of FDR’s poignant comment: “we have nothing to hate but hate itself.” Reasonable people can agree to disagree but unreasonable people can not find common sense common ground. Democrats should read the Bible more and repent from their hateful rhetoric.
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“When you can’t keep your to yourself you can expect a whole lot of TALK!” This sentence doesn’t even make sense!
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