Big Majority Say Trump's Presidency Is a Failure

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Big Majority Say Trump’s Presidency Is a Failure

January 16, 2026 at 9:40 am EST By Taegan Goddard 251 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2026/01/16/big-majority-says-trumps-presidency-is-a-failure/

Public opinion on nearly every aspect of President Trump’s first year back in the White House is negative, a new CNN poll finds, with a majority of Americans saying Trump is focused on the wrong priorities and doing too little to address cost of living.

A majority, 58%, calls the first year of Trump’s term a failure.

[Ocelot II]

1. "Failure" isn't a strong enough word; how about "disaster"?

[SheltieLover]

4. Agreed!

[AZJonnie]

2. I'm not sure 58% is legitimately called a "big" majority, and 1 year is not "his presidency"

I wish it were 0 years, and I hope like hell there is not 3 more of them, and I'm obviously very strongly a part of that majority.

That doesn't change the fact that it's a click-bait headline from Taegan (who's work I quite like) in this case. This is not directed at you apple, I understand copying the headline as the DU subject line makes sense.

Honestly, 58% feels like a ridiculously SMALL majority, which is what prompted my post. I was hoping to see something more like 65% or more when I saw the headline

[Kaleva]

3. The title of the CNN article is more accurate