Mara Liasson

That's right. But he's still underwater. He's never had a net positive approval rating as president. And he is trying to do things that are very dramatic, big changes. Now, Donald Trump ran as the change candidate. He was elected because people wanted to make big changes. But we don't know if they wanted to make the changes that he's making now. like completely upend U.S.

That's right. But he's still underwater. He's never had a net positive approval rating as president. And he is trying to do things that are very dramatic, big changes. Now, Donald Trump ran as the change candidate. He was elected because people wanted to make big changes. But we don't know if they wanted to make the changes that he's making now. like completely upend U.S.

That's right. But he's still underwater. He's never had a net positive approval rating as president. And he is trying to do things that are very dramatic, big changes. Now, Donald Trump ran as the change candidate. He was elected because people wanted to make big changes. But we don't know if they wanted to make the changes that he's making now. like completely upend U.S.

foreign policy so that the U.S. is now aligned, at least in the last United Nations vote, with Russia and North Korea and against the Western democracies of Europe. We don't know if they wanted him to radically downsize the federal government. We just don't know the answer to that. We know that they wanted him to bring down the price of eggs.

foreign policy so that the U.S. is now aligned, at least in the last United Nations vote, with Russia and North Korea and against the Western democracies of Europe. We don't know if they wanted him to radically downsize the federal government. We just don't know the answer to that. We know that they wanted him to bring down the price of eggs.

foreign policy so that the U.S. is now aligned, at least in the last United Nations vote, with Russia and North Korea and against the Western democracies of Europe. We don't know if they wanted him to radically downsize the federal government. We just don't know the answer to that. We know that they wanted him to bring down the price of eggs.

And that's it. And when you have 57 percent of Americans saying they think the price of groceries will increase in the next six months, that affects inflation. Inflation is made up a lot of things. It's made up of supply chain problems. It's also made up of expectations. There's a psychology to this.

And that's it. And when you have 57 percent of Americans saying they think the price of groceries will increase in the next six months, that affects inflation. Inflation is made up a lot of things. It's made up of supply chain problems. It's also made up of expectations. There's a psychology to this.

And that's it. And when you have 57 percent of Americans saying they think the price of groceries will increase in the next six months, that affects inflation. Inflation is made up a lot of things. It's made up of supply chain problems. It's also made up of expectations. There's a psychology to this.

If a majority of people think that groceries are going to get more expensive, they're going to change their behavior.

If a majority of people think that groceries are going to get more expensive, they're going to change their behavior.

If a majority of people think that groceries are going to get more expensive, they're going to change their behavior.

See, that's the big question. Trump is such a different president in so many ways. And one of the most the biggest is that he's an automatic lame duck. He's barred by the Constitution from running again. So public opinion is not as much of a guardrail for him. As it would be for other presidents. The markets still are. He seems to react to them.

See, that's the big question. Trump is such a different president in so many ways. And one of the most the biggest is that he's an automatic lame duck. He's barred by the Constitution from running again. So public opinion is not as much of a guardrail for him. As it would be for other presidents. The markets still are. He seems to react to them.

See, that's the big question. Trump is such a different president in so many ways. And one of the most the biggest is that he's an automatic lame duck. He's barred by the Constitution from running again. So public opinion is not as much of a guardrail for him. As it would be for other presidents. The markets still are. He seems to react to them.

If they freak out about tariffs, he pulls back, at least temporarily. And that's why this whole presidency might be completely different in terms of public opinion. I don't think he's thinking about how can I – Be as popular as possible so J.D. Vance becomes the next president. That's not an issue for him.

If they freak out about tariffs, he pulls back, at least temporarily. And that's why this whole presidency might be completely different in terms of public opinion. I don't think he's thinking about how can I – Be as popular as possible so J.D. Vance becomes the next president. That's not an issue for him.

If they freak out about tariffs, he pulls back, at least temporarily. And that's why this whole presidency might be completely different in terms of public opinion. I don't think he's thinking about how can I – Be as popular as possible so J.D. Vance becomes the next president. That's not an issue for him.

But he wants to prove a couple things, things that he really believes in like tariffs are the answer to all economic problems or dismantling the federal government will make America better.

But he wants to prove a couple things, things that he really believes in like tariffs are the answer to all economic problems or dismantling the federal government will make America better.