{"id":2576918,"date":"2026-03-06T11:57:59","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T16:57:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-trump-has-broken-george-w-bush-and-obamas-2nd-term-approval-numbers-despite-95-percent-of-the-media-trashing-him-daily\/"},"modified":"2026-03-06T12:00:33","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T17:00:33","slug":"watch-trump-has-broken-george-w-bush-and-obamas-2nd-term-approval-numbers-despite-95-percent-of-the-media-trashing-him-daily","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-trump-has-broken-george-w-bush-and-obamas-2nd-term-approval-numbers-despite-95-percent-of-the-media-trashing-him-daily\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Trump Has Broken George W. Bush and Obama&#8217;s 2nd Term Approval Numbers, Despite 95 Percent of the Media Trashing Him Daily"},"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\">44<\/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%2Fwatch-trump-has-broken-george-w-bush-and-obamas-2nd-term-approval-numbers-despite-95-percent-of-the-media-trashing-him-daily%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=2576918&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>Teh piece analyzes Donald Trump\u2019s standing in public opinion during the early period of his second term, highlighting a surprising high for a modern two-term president at that point. Citing RealClearPolitics polling as of March 5 in the second year, it notes Trump at 43.3% approval\u2014above George W. Bush (36.7%) and Barack Obama (42.5%). A Western Journal report and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kansas-ag-sues-pfizer-for-falsely-representing-and-suppressing-the-truth-about-its-covid-jab\/\" title=\"Kansas Attorney General Sues Pfizer, Accusing the Company of Misrepresentation and Concealing Information About COVID Vaccine\">related social media posts<\/a> are referenced to illustrate the trend, including a tweet noting Trump\u2019s approval numbers outperforming the other two presidents at a comparable stage. <\/p>\n<p>The article then contrasts the trajectories of the three presidents: Bush faced significant headwinds over Iraq and social Security privatization, obama experienced a gradual second-term decline with limited notable accomplishments, and Trump\u2019s path has been shaped by his approach to the political establishment and foreign policy signals like Iran. It cautions that both Bush and Obama suffered midterm losses, a factor Trump would want to avoid, while arguing that Trump\u2019s approval has remained robust despite intense media scrutiny.<\/p>\n<p>Key differences highlighted include the absence of consecutive terms for Trump\u2019s presidency in the modern context, the idea of entropy in later-term leadership, and Trump\u2019s seemingly evolving strategy of maneuvering around Washington rather than aligning with it. The piece emphasizes that media perception substantially influences Trump\u2019s approval ratings, which remain higher than Obama\u2019s or Bush\u2019s at similar points in their second terms. it suggests the political landscape is far from settled, with future directions uncertain despite current polling strengths. Note: the article page also contains embedded multimedia, ads, and interactive elements.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>When 95 percent of the media trashes you daily, it&rsquo;s pretty miraculous if 95 percent of the people don&rsquo;t reflexively hate you.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, for President Donald Trump, he actually has the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-appears-to-be-a-popular-lead-for-2024-straw-poll-shows\/\" title=\"DeSantis Appears To Be A Popular Lead For 2024, Straw Poll ...\">highest approval rating<\/a> at this time of the second term of any president in the 21st century.<\/p>\n<p>As Fox News noted on Thursday, Trump&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-thinks-dismal-polling-nothing-worry-history-paints-different-picture\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RealClearPolitics polling average<\/a> for March 5 in the second year of a second term was actually above that of George W. Bush and Barack Obama.<\/p>\n<p>Trump is at 43.3 percent approval, vs. 42.5 for Obama and 36.7 for Bush.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Watch: The latest polling shows Trump is beating George W. Bush and Barack Obama&rsquo;s job approval numbers at the same points in their second terms.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1BzwbP59x0\">pic.twitter.com\/1BzwbP59x0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Western Journal (@WesternJournalX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WesternJournalX\/status\/2029739789704970295?\">March 6, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\");  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ append inside the container so player shows in correct spot \t\t\t\t\t\tcontainer.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadAnyclip(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #anyclipvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#anyclipvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>And, perhaps most importantly, Trump began his second term behind Obama and roughly equivalent with Bush as of his second inauguration.<\/p>\n<p>Now, it&rsquo;s worth noting that Bush had significant headwinds at this point in his presidency, both with Iraq turning into a quagmire on him and his failure to privatize <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/doge-trump-save-social-security\/\">Social Security<\/a> on the home front.<\/p>\n<p>However, Bush fell from a much higher apex. Arguably, he was the last president to enjoy sustained bipartisan support in the years immediately following 9\/11 and the Afghanistan invasion, and there was still the residual belief in 2006 that he was the last line of defense keeping us from another <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fbi-al-qaida-connected-deadly-attack-florida-military-base\/\">Al-Qaida attack<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Obama&rsquo;s presidential standing, meanwhile, wasn&rsquo;t so much affected by any one thing as the agglomeration of issues that occurs over the eight years of a normal presidency. The second term of the 44th presidency was pretty much a gentle downhill where not much got accomplished, especially when one considers how much the media loved the guy.<\/p>\n<p>Now, of course, this comes with a caveat: Both Bush and Obama got thumped in the midterms, something that Trump has to avoid.<\/p>\n<p>To a certain extent, however, there are major differences between where the three 21st century presidents to serve two terms found themselves on March 5 of the second year of their second term.<\/p>\n<p>First and foremost, you don&rsquo;t have two consecutive terms; we&rsquo;ve had a Democratic presidency in between Trump 45 and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/white-house-releases-full-salaries-trump-47-staff-including-leavitt-miller\/\">Trump 47<\/a>, and that provides a template to run against, since nobody really wants that again.<\/p>\n<p>Then there&rsquo;s the matter of entropy. Bush and Obama ran out of steam in part because there was nothing left for them to do aside from shoring up projects begun earlier in their presidency. Trump, meanwhile, seems to be getting the hang of how to negotiate around the swamp as opposed to getting along with it, and his movement on issues like Iran shows it.<\/p>\n<p>And finally, and most importantly, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-approval-rating-drops-americans-weigh-fbis-epstein-report\/\">Trump&rsquo;s approval<\/a> is, in large part, influenced by media perception. They loathe the guy and it shows.<\/p>\n<p>And yet, his approval rating is still above a guy who was loved (Obama) or tolerated (<em>Dubya<\/em>). If Trump got that kind of coverage, he would be <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >obliterating approval records daily<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Now, where it goes from here is another thing entirely. The point remains that, for all the nasty talk about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-moment-appears-cost-kristi-noem-job-dhs-secretary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a> and those insisting that the sky is falling, it&rsquo;s not.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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RealClearPolitics\u2019 March 5 average shows Trump at 43.3% approval, compared with Obama at 42.5% and Bush at 36.7%. The Western Journal highlighted this contrast in a tweet linked in the piece. Even with overwhelming negative coverage, Trump\u2019s support remains relatively strong.<\/p>\n<p>Looking back, Bush faced sharp headwinds in his second term\u2014Iraq turning into a quagmire and a failed push to privatize Social Security\u2014yet he started from a higher peak and benefited from lingering post-9\/11 bipartisan support. Obama\u2019s standing declined more gradually, not from a single event but from a buildup of issues over eight years, even though he enjoyed strong media support. Both Bush and Obama lost midterm elections, a fate Trump aims to avoid.<\/p>\n<p>There are clear differences among the three two-term presidents as of this point. There hasn\u2019t been two consecutive terms for any one of them, and a Democratic presidency between Trump\u2019s two terms creates a different political dynamic. Entropy also matters: Bush and Obama exhausted themselves late in their runs, while Trump appears to be learning how to navigate the Washington swamp and has shown some moves on Iran. Most importantly, Trump\u2019s approval is heavily influenced by how the media portrays him; despite the hostility, his numbers still sit above Obama\u2019s or Bush\u2019s at the same point in their tenures. If coverage were more favorable, he could be setting record highs. 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