CNN/ORC Poll: Confidence drops in Trump transition

[mobeau69]

Source: CNN

Trump's wobbly handling of the presidential transition has left most Americans with growing doubts that the President-elect will be able to handle the job. About 53% say Trump's statements and actions since Election Day have made them less confident in his ability to handle the presidency, and the public is split evenly on whether Trump will be a good or poor president (48% on each side).

Across all three of these measures, Americans' impressions of Trump have worsened since November. In that time, disapproval of his handling of the transition has climbed seven points to 52%, the percentage who think he'll do a good job has dropped five points, and the share saying they have lost confidence in Trump's ability to be president grew 10 points.

Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/17/politics/trump-administration-approval-inauguration/

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Headed down, down, down.

[Vinca]

1. Lawrence O'Donnell read Trump's responses to questions given him in a London Times interview and

the Orange One sounded like a blithering idiot. The entire response was read verbatim. To a question about the fear the Baltic countries might have about Russia he went off on an incoherent tangent about NATO. To a question about NATO, he gave pretty much the same tangent with some numbers thrown in. The wrong numbers. Apparently he doesn't know what countries are in NATO. The man is completely out of his depth. He should have stuck to his usual con games and grifting in his "golden" years and not run for office in the first place. (Pun intended. )

[mobeau69]

2. He is a blithering idiot.

He is in fact The Most Dangerous Clown.

Obama took the oath in 2009 with an 84% approval rating, 67% approved of Clinton's transition as of late December 1992 and 61% approved of George W. Bush's transition just before he took office in January 2001.

Where's the clown's bump? It's down from here.

[ThirdEye]

6. and it's the setup for one of the scarier Trump scenarios

where, to either pump his numbers or at least distract the country, he starts a war.

[cstanleytech]

9. Or atleast just as scary he loses the election in 2020 and starts one just to spite the

American people for rejecting him.

[MissKat]

10. Exactly third eye

why do you think he has all those generals in his cabinet?

Trumplethinskin might not know what's going on, but whoever put all those generals in is PLANNING for war.

Look how T-skin has pumped up aggression with China. Look what he's said about NATO.

Someone is planning for war.

And they've got their Hitler/Mussolini/Father-figure-- but he's a cuckoo-crazy one, so we'll see how long he lasts.

[Wuddles440]

12. I'm expecting one...

or several "false flag" incidents. No one should be naive about him or his advisors as they as extremely devious and cunning.

[Eyeball_Kid]

15. Trumpy knows that war will boost his numbers. He has to know that nothing else will work.

He hasn't the temperament to instill confidence. He's lost. He can't remove himself from his narcissistic persona and take the more expansive approach that all presidents have taken. He's way too immersed in his own estimation of himself. He sees the poll numbers and he's bitter, and he blames his "enemies" for his dilemma. He'll now go after those who oppose him with vicious attacks and denigrations. And now his "enemies" will bait him until he'll see nothing but the bait. And he'll be snapping at one bait after another, deliriously straining to devour one "enemy" after another. Trumpy can't compromise under these conditions. He can't accept criticism even if it's justified. He never will.

So WAR it will be!

[KittyWampus]

17. If he starts a war, how will that help? Everyone knows he ignores intelligence breifings

and doesn't listen to professionals.

No, he'd get no bomb from a war or Reichtag fire event.

[Bengus81]

3. 44% lower than Obama in the same time frame

Begs the question,WHY is his approval rating even at 40%??

[ThirdEye]

5. 30% of the country is lost

At least 30% of the country have decided that either the republican party is their team till their dying breath or they envy Trump's wealth and want to be on Team Rich.

[BlueMTexpat]

14. Or they're hoping for

The Rapture ... or it could also be "All of the Above."

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

4. How in the name of fuck are these numbers even that high??!!! nt

[Butterflylady]

7. There are people

who will never, never admit they made a mistake.

[mountain grammy]

8. No kidding!

[mobeau69]

13. About 16% of the population are certifiable dimwits.

Check out any Bell Shaped Curve on intelligence.

Somehow, Shitler was able to get them to vote along with enough deplorables.

[Ligyron]

11. Forget his shitty politics, WTF they are.

The man is so unpresidential as to be a national embarrassment.

WWF poser who uses foul language and shows absolutely no respect whatsoever toward women (amoung many others).

And speaking of women, not to run her down or degrade her 'cause gawd only knows what some girls have to do to get by (I sure don't being male) but our First Lady in nude spreads and soft porn? Him too come to think of it.

Don't we want our President to have at least some class? Have you seen the inside of his gawdy apratment?

You'd think patriotic RWers would be running away in droves.

They hate Hills this much?

[ffr]

16. If only 77,003 of those too stupid to be hoodwinked had done it right, we wouldn't have a poll

showing the incoming PEOTUS & congress were so unpopular with the American people, yet so popular with Putin's regime in Russia.

DAMN IT!