Trump’s Job Rating Has Ticked Down Again Amid A Sense He Changes What He Says About The Coronavirus Daily

Mod: The title to this post meaning that most people believe he consistently lies about the COVID-19 pandemic.

Trump’s Job Rating Has Ticked Down Again Amid A Sense He Changes What He Says About The Coronavirus Everyday (Monmouth University Polling Institutelink): President Donald Trump’s job rating has ticked down again amid a sense he changes what he says about the coronavirus from day to day. In fact, many Americans characterize some of the president’s treatment and prevention advice as harmful, although Republicans continue to side with him even when major media outlets – including Fox News– differ on the facts.

The Monmouth University Poll finds widespread concern about the country reopening too quickly rather than too slowly with most Americans prioritizing public health over the economy in lifting current restrictions. Governors continue to get the highest ratings for their actions and opinion about how the American public as a whole is dealing with the pandemic has become much more positive.

The president’s overall job rating has slipped over the past few months, now standing at 43% approve and 51% disapprove. Trump earned a 44% to 49% rating in April and a 46% to 48% rating in March. His February rating, before the coronavirus pandemic spread, was 44% to 50%. Specifically on Trump’s handling of the coronavirus outbreak, 42% say he has done a good job and 51% say he has done a bad job. His prior ratings on handling the outbreak were 46% good job to 49% bad job in April and a positive 50% good job to 45% bad job rating in March.

“The month to month shifts are well within the poll’s margin of error, but the overall trendline suggests that the public is growing less satisfied with Trump’s response to the pandemic,” said Patrick Murray, director of the independent Monmouth University Polling Institute.

When asked about the advice Trump has given about how to prevent and treat the coronavirus, 42% say it has been harmful, 33% say it has been helpful, and 23% say it is not particularly harmful or helpful. Two-thirds of Republicans (68%) say the president’s advice has been helpful while a similar number of Democrats (72%) say it has been harmful. Among white Americans, those without a four-year college degree are more likely to characterize the president’s advice as helpful (48%) rather than harmful (28%), but white college graduates are more likely to say it has been harmful (54%) rather than helpful (23%).

Among Americans who are Latino, black, Asian or some other race, 49% say the president’s advice on treatment and prevention has been harmful and 21% say it has been helpful.

Most Americans say the president has been largely inconsistent (55%) in his coronavirus press briefings from day to day, while 36% say he has been largely consistent. Majorities of Democrats (85%) and independents (58%) say Trump has been inconsistent, but only 18% of Republicans feel that way.

“It is difficult to look at the briefing transcripts and not see inconsistency from one day to the next. These poll results are just another reminder of how people filter information to reframe some facts and dismiss others in order to maintain their own internal consistency when it comes to perceptions of Trump,” said Murray.

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