{"id":2402731,"date":"2025-02-14T12:49:01","date_gmt":"2025-02-14T17:49:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-gets-high-leadership-grades-better-than-first-term-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-02-14T12:49:30","modified_gmt":"2025-02-14T17:49:30","slug":"trump-gets-high-leadership-grades-better-than-first-term-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-gets-high-leadership-grades-better-than-first-term-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump gets high \u2018leadership\u2019 grades, better than first term &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-gets-high-leadership-grades-better-than-first-term-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2402731&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">article discusses\u2063 recent \u200cpolling data showing<\/a> that voters are rating President\u200b Donald Trump&#8217;s leadership higher during the early weeks of his second term compared to\u200b his first term. According to a survey\u200d conducted by Rasmussen Reports, 50% of likely voters consider Trump&#8217;s leadership to be good to excellent, with 35% rating it as excellent. \u200dThis is an enhancement \u2064from his \u2064first term, where his dialog style on social media often irritated voters. In contrast,\u2063 Trump has opted for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-malcolm-nance-cant-get-over-devastating-ben-shapiro-debate\/\" title=\"WATCH: Malcolm Nance Can\u2019t Get Over Devastating Ben Shapiro Debate\">daily press conferences<\/a> this time, which \u2064many voters appreciate. The survey revealed that 43% of respondents believe his leadership is better in this term, while only\u2063 37% think it is worse.\u200d Trump&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/confirmed-president-trump-will-not-welcome-china-joe-to-the-white-house-on-wednesday\/\" title=\"Confirmed: President Trump Will NOT Welcome China Joe to the White House on Wednesday\">approval rating stands<\/a>\u200d at 54%, surpassing his ratings from his first term.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump gets high &lsquo;leadership&rsquo; grades, better than first term<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1993992\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Voters like President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump&rsquo;s<\/a> leadership in his first three weeks more than they did in his first term, the latest sign that he benefited from his unorthodox opening blast of executive orders, appointment of change agents to key departments and overwhelming transparency.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Likely voters told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rasmussenreports.com\/public_content\/politics\/trump_administration_second_term\/trump_s_leadership_scores_higher_in_second_term\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Rasmussen Reports<\/a> that they rate his leadership on par with their approval of him overall and said that he&rsquo;s better at his job this time.<\/p>\n<p>In the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/voters-fail-harris-on-border-60-say-its-key-to-their-vote-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"... fail Harris on border, 60% say it\u2019s key to their vote - Washington Examiner\">latest results shared<\/a> with Secrets, 50% rate Trump as a good to excellent leader, with 35% calling it excellent. By comparison, 46% rate him fair to poor, with most of that failing grade coming from Democrats, 62% rating him poor.<\/p>\n<p>Asked to compare his first and second terms, 43% said his leadership is better, 37% worse, and 17% &ldquo;about the same.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In his first term, Trump&rsquo;s hourly comments and pronouncements on Twitter irked many voters. This time around, he is instead saying what he thinks at near-daily press conferences.<\/p>\n<p>What&rsquo;s more, said Rasmussen, while many found Trump too confrontational in his first term, more like his style now.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Asked about his first three weeks, 44% called his leadership style &ldquo;about right,&rdquo; 41% said &ldquo;too confrontational,&rdquo; and 9% said he was being &ldquo;too cooperative.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>His above-average marks come as his overall <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rasmussenreports.com\/public_content\/politics\/trump_administration_second_term\/prez_track_feb14\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">approval rating is 54%,<\/a> generally higher than he had in his first term.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1993992\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1993992\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump&#8217;s leadership ratings improve compared to his first term<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2647,"featured_media":2402732,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/trump-florida-panthers.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[10475,50402,3634],"class_list":["post-2402731","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-grades","tag-leadership-2","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/trump-florida-panthers.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2402731","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2647"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2402731"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2402731\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2402735,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2402731\/revisions\/2402735"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2402732"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2402731"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2402731"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2402731"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}