"While overall confidence in Trump’s ethics in office was
already relatively low last February (29%), it has
declined 8 percentage points since. And nearly all of that drop has come among Republicans: At the beginning of Trump’s second term, a 55%...now stands at 42%"

January 29, 2026 - 20:40 UTC

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ALSO: "Democrats overwhelmingly say their congressional leadership should stand up to Trump. Today, 82% (up from 70% last year) want to see their leaders pushing back against Trump, even if that makes it harder to address problems."

www.pewresearch.org/politics/2026/01/29/confidence-in-trump-dips-and-fewer-now-say-they-support-his-policies-and-plans/?utm_source=AdaptiveMailer&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=26-01-29%20W185%20Main%20Report&org=982&lvl=100&ite=17283&lea=4830404&ctr=0&par=1&trk=a0DQm00000AFTqLMAX href="/search?t=posts&q=trump-s-qualities-and-abilities-as-president">#trump-s-qualities-and-abilities-as-president
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"Even if it makes problems harder to solve"
It's playground logic. If you stand up to the bully ,even if you takes some punches, the bully will think twice before messing with you again. If you just take it the beatings never end. Trump understands this dynamic.
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Louder for @schumer.senate.gov @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social @vanhollen.senate.gov in the back
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The cruelty of ICE and the rest of this administration does not justify the action human sacrifice of human beings to appease it for Democrats economic reasons that they have put unethically above all else.

Now is the time for a moral spine and to put their desire for a rich man's donation away.
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Pew also asked about views on immigration policies:

"Amid ramped-up immigration enforcement efforts around the country, Americans overwhelmingly say it is acceptable for ordinary people to record video of immigration arrests."

www.pewresearch.org/politics/2026/01/29/how-americans-see-immigration-officers-behaviors-and-civilian-actions/
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