{"id":339703,"date":"2026-05-01T00:00:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T23:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/what-do-americans-really-think-of-trump-bbc-americast\/"},"modified":"2026-05-01T00:00:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T23:00:14","slug":"what-do-americans-really-think-of-trump-bbc-americast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/what-do-americans-really-think-of-trump-bbc-americast\/","title":{"rendered":"What do Americans REALLY think of Trump? | BBC Americast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/ks2nJtfGvC4\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"What do Americans REALLY think of Trump? | BBC Americast\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ks2nJtfGvC4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Why aren\u2019t Democrats more popular, given the president\u2019s low approval ratings in significant areas such as the economy? And what do Americans really think of Donald Trump? <\/p>\n<p>In this special episode of Americast, recorded live at Maida Vale studios in London for Castfest (celebrating some of the BBC\u2019s best loved news podcasts) we look at recent polling for both Donald Trump, and the Democrats.  Why has the president lost support, and how worried should the Republican party be, given the possibility of losing control of Congress in November\u2019s midterm elections?<\/p>\n<p>Justin, Sarah, Anthony and Marianna also hear why former Trump loyalist Tucker Carlson who is now apologising for helping to get Donald Trump elected, and the wider impact this may have on Trump\u2019s MAGA (Make America Great Again) base.   <\/p>\n<p>We also take a closer look at polling for the Democrats and why the party is not more popular.  What should Democrats be doing ahead of the presidential election in 2028 to increase their support?<\/p>\n<p>00:00:00 Trump is unpopular in the US<br \/>\n00:01:10 What\u2019s driven Trump\u2019s polling collapse?<br \/>\n00:03:00 Trump\u2019s MAGA backlash online<br \/>\n00:05:11 Tucker Carlson\u2019s apology<br \/>\n00:08:04 How social media changes the presidency race<br \/>\n00:12:43 Is Trump losing his base?<br \/>\n00:15:29 Are the Democrats unpopular?<br \/>\n00:18:31 Is there a leader of the Democrats?<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our channel here: https:\/\/bbc.in\/bbcnews<\/p>\n<p>For the latest news download the BBC News app or visit BBC.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>#BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why aren\u2019t Democrats more popular, given the president\u2019s low approval ratings in significant areas such as the economy? And what do Americans really think of Donald Trump? 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