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On the eve of Donald Trump's first year in office, nearly 60% of citizens rate his second term as a failure. teleSUR

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00:00South. We go to the US. On the eve of Donald Trump's first term in office, first year in office,

00:06nearly 60% of citizens rate his second term as a failure. A recent poll reveals that President

00:13Trump's return to the White House indicates that he is focusing on the wrong priorities

00:17and deviating from the goal of improving the cost of living in the country. In addition,

00:23the report notes that more than 55% say Trump's policies have made the nation's economic situation

00:29worse. Americans, like some Republican Party leaders, claim that the head of state is not

00:34doing enough to try to reduce the price of everyday consumer goods.

00:46Also, the intense and violent anti-immigrant raids by the Trump administration have been

00:51another of the most criticized points since he took office. Six out of ten citizens claim

00:56that President Donald Trump is going too far with the mass arrest and deportation of immigrants

01:01living in the country. In addition to imposing tariffs and using presidential power to achieve

01:07his goals, which has sparked massive protest against the violation of the right to human

01:12dignity and free movement between countries.

01:19In the US population, this approves of the belligerent and colonialist actions carried out

01:25by the US leader in foreign countries, the most recent being the attack against Venezuela,

01:30which ended with the kidnapping of its president, Nicolás Maduro and the First Lady, Celia Flores.

01:35In addition to Washington's attempt to expand military actions in Greenland and the attack

01:40on nuclear power plants in Iran during 2025.

01:43According to the survey, 70% of the population believe that President Trump must seek the approval

01:54of Congress before taking military action against other countries. In terms of political

01:59orientation, 36% of Republicans, 91% of Democrats and 78% of Independents say that the United States

02:08should not participate in military operations without Congress approval. However, 62% of Republicans

02:14don't believe that Congress should approve military actions.

02:22Also in this context, this January 20th, 2026 marks one year since the start of the current

02:28administration where the disapproval rating of President Donald Trump's performance grew by 56%.

02:34Meanwhile, the approval rating among the population has remained unchanged at 38% since December 2025.