Four in ten Americans believe President Trump has been a “terrible” leader

A new poll shows that about four in ten Americans believe President Trump has been a “terrible” leader during his second term.

The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research found that around two in ten think Trump has done an average job as president, while three in ten say he’s been a great or good leader.

The survey also revealed that just 24 percent of adults believe Trump is focused on the right priorities. In contrast, 44 percent say he’s focused on the wrong priorities, 21 percent feel it’s an even mix, and 10 percent said they don’t know.

These low numbers reflect a broader national trend, as other polls have consistently shown a decline in the 47th president’s favorability and approval ratings.

Views on Trump’s performance vary sharply along party lines. Republicans largely support the president’s actions since returning to the Oval Office, with more than half 54 percent saying he’s focusing on the right issues. Another 26 percent said he’s balancing a mix of priorities, while 13 percent believe he’s focused on the wrong ones.

Tanner Bergstrom, a 29-year-old Republican from Minnesota, expressed support for Trump’s approach, saying, “He’s really doing the stuff that he said he was going to do. He’s not making a bunch of promises and getting into office and nothing happens. I really like that. Even if it’s some stuff I don’t agree with, it’s still doing what he said he was going to do.”

Democrats, on the other hand, have a very different view. Seventy-five percent of Democrats say Trump is focused on the wrong priorities, while 11 percent see it as a mix of good and bad.

Gabriel Antonucci, a 26-year-old Democrat from South Carolina, said, “It really seems like he is doing everything he can to make the wrong decisions. Things are probably going to be worse in four years than they are right now.”

Among Independents, 42 percent say Trump is focusing on the wrong priorities, 30 percent believe it’s a mix, 9 percent think he has the right priorities, and 19 percent said they are unsure.

The AP-NORC poll surveyed 1,260 adults between April 17 and April 21, using a probability-based sample from AmeriSpeak. The margin of sampling error for the poll is plus or minus 3.9 percentage points.