Pres. Trump marks 1st year of 2nd term amid popular rejection to his policies

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In the United States, president Donald Trump marks one year into his second term in office amid wide popular rejection of his policies. Our correspondent in the U.S., Henry Camelo, has the details.. teleSUR

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00:00In the United States, President Donald Trump marks one year into his second term in office

00:03amid wide popular rejection of his policies.

00:06Our correspondent in the U.S., Henry Camelo has the details.

00:10Greetings to you and the Chelesur audience.

00:13Today marks the first year of Donald Trump's second presidential term.

00:17And according to the most recent polls conducted by one of the country's most recognized media outlets,

00:2258% of respondents believe that President Donald Trump has focused on the wrong priorities

00:29and deviated from the goal of improving the cost of living for Americans.

00:34The poll also revealed that this 58% of people believe that Trump's second term in terms of management has been a failure.

00:43The country's current inflation rate is close to 3% and job creation is declining

00:48with a maximum recorded between November and December of 57,000 new jobs,

00:54a figure far below the expectations of the U.S. Department of Labor.

00:59And one thing goes hand in hand with the other, since the unemployment rates and the low job creation

01:05have had as a common denominator the intense and aggressive immigration rates

01:11that have been carried out throughout the country, which, according to the latest figures provided

01:16by the Department of Homeland Security, have deported more than 6,000 undocumented immigrants

01:22and 1.9 million people have voluntarily left the country.

01:27Polls also indicate that 6 out of 10 citizens say that President Donald Trump is going too far

01:34with the mass detention and deportation of immigrants living in the country.

01:39These detentions are carried out by ICE agents who, with minimal training, have taken to the streets of major U.S. cities

01:48and, through the use of force, have not only made arrests but also caused the death of many of these immigrants.

01:57According to the most recent data provided by this agency, from 2025 to date, 37 immigrants have died while in ICE custody.

02:07Some have died due to injuries sustained during the raids, others from being run over or fallen from roofs during the arrest.

02:16And the most recent death in the hands of an ICE agent was, ironically, that of a U.S. citizen and mother-of-three named Rene Good,

02:28who was shot three times in the face as she tried to leave the scene of one of these immigration raids in Minneapolis.

02:36Protests in that city have not stopped since Rene Good's death,

02:41and there have been even direct clashes between protesters and ICE agents to prevent the arrest of undocumented immigrants.

02:50The Pentagon has said that it has 1,500 soldiers ready to intervene in the protests if the clashes continue to escalate.

03:01Amidst, all these protests across the United States against Donald Trump's administration continue,

03:07and, of course, on these first years in office, several demonstrations are expected in different cities.

03:16Here in New York City, one will be held in the afternoon, which is expected to be massive,

03:22and, of course, we'll be there to report on what's going to happen during this day.

03:29That's the information I have from New York City. Back to you in the studio.

Pres. Trump marks 1st year of 2nd term amid popular rejection to his policies

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