The American people are voicing their approval of how President Trump is handling the coronavirus crisis, with a new poll showing his approval ratings skyrocketing.
In the span of just one week, the President turned his negative approval ratings in dealing with the pandemic completely around.
According to a new ABC News/Ipsos poll released on Friday, 55 percent of Americans approve of the President’s management of the coronavirus problem, while just 43 percent disapprove.
These numbers mark a nearly exact reversal of results from one week earlier.
What Changed
We would argue that it occasionally takes time for the truth to come out in the United States when the entire media complex is hell-bent on destroying the President.
Yes, Trump did try to quell panic by downplaying the threat early on. But as any good President does, he evolved on the matter. Remember when Barack Obama was hailed as a hero for ‘evolving’ on things?
The President quickly – faster than any Democrat who was more focused on impeachment – buckled down and got to work trying to solve this crisis.
“Over the course of a week, the president has shifted his approach and tone, giving daily briefings on the crisis since Saturday, alongside the White House task force leading the response to the coronavirus and announcing some severe measures to combat the virus,” ABC News reported.
“He’s also taken on a more somber tone, saying of his own tenor ‘people actually liked it’ as the reality of the scale of the virus set in.”
ABC’s @GMA only spends 10 seconds on 55% of Americans approving of Trump’s handling of #COVID19 pandemic pic.twitter.com/ean0zI59Q3
— Kyle Drennen (@kjdrennen) March 20, 2020
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Democrats Support Trump
Here’s where things get a little shocking – Despite every attempt by prominent resistance lawmakers to paint Trump as a racist for calling the pandemic a “Chinese virus,” Democrat voters’ support for the President has doubled.
“30 percent of Democrats approve, which is about double the number from last week’s poll, and 69 percent disapprove, down from 86 percent,” reports ABC News. “Meanwhile, an overwhelming 92 percent of Republicans approve, up from 86 percent last week.”
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President Trump recently signed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act which will provide economic assistance to America’s businesses and workers.
At the same time, FDA Commissioner Dr. Stephen Hahn noted the “record time” it’s taking to pursue a coronavirus vaccine due to an “impressive public-private partnership,” something the President has been advocating.
FDA Commissioner Dr. Stephen Hahn: pursuing treatments and a vaccine in a “record time”https://t.co/X3FUfE2po9 pic.twitter.com/xZcsEhBbEF
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) March 19, 2020
Near-Universal Praise
You know the tide has to be turning on public opinion when even Rep. Ilhan Omar, a Trump-hater to the extreme, is praising the President for an “incredible” and “right response” to the coronavirus crisis.
“[Ayanna Pressley] always says, unprecedented times require unprecedented leadership and we are seeing that in our country right now,” Omar wrote.
Ronny Jackson, the former lead White House doctor appointed by Barack Obama, praised President Trump saying his ‘quick and decisive’ actions have saved “countless American lives.”
President @realDonaldTrump: “Nothing will stand in our way as we pursue any avenue to find what best works against this horrible virus”https://t.co/wcjqh7zQq5 pic.twitter.com/Qqp81Ykyq3
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) March 19, 2020
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, provided positive feedback on the President’s quick action in implementing necessary travel bans.
President Trump has reminded the American people that “nothing will stand in our way as we pursue any avenue to find what best works against this horrible virus.”
That is the kind of leadership we need right now.
