Another metric: the percentage of Americans who say they feel proud to be Americans has risen since Trump left office.
news.gallup.com/poll/351791/am…
news.gallup.com/poll/351791/am…
The percentage of Americans who said they felt “extremely” or “very” proud to be Americans had fallen from 75% in March, 2017 to 63% in May/June, 2020, during Trump’s tenure. It declined every single year of his Presidency.
It’s back up to 69% now.
It’s back up to 69% now.
% of Americans saying they felt “extremely” or “very” proud to be Americans:
Obama era:
January, 2009 - 82%
June, 2013 - 85%
June, 2016 - 81%
Trump era:
March, 2017 - 75%
June, 2018 - 72%
June, 2019 - 70%
May/June, 2020 - 63%
Biden era:
June, 2021 - 69%
news.gallup.com/poll/351791/am…
Obama era:
January, 2009 - 82%
June, 2013 - 85%
June, 2016 - 81%
Trump era:
March, 2017 - 75%
June, 2018 - 72%
June, 2019 - 70%
May/June, 2020 - 63%
Biden era:
June, 2021 - 69%
news.gallup.com/poll/351791/am…
Comparing 2017 and 2020, the percentage of Americans who said they felt “extremely” or “very” proud to be Americans fell 12 points during Trump’s time in office.
The same thing did not happen to anywhere near the same degree when the previous Republican President, George W. Bush, was in office.
Bush Era:
June, 2002: 90%
September, 2002: 92%
June, 2003: 90%
June, 2004: 91%
January, 2005: 83%
January, 2006: 85%
January, 2007: 81%
Bush Era:
June, 2002: 90%
September, 2002: 92%
June, 2003: 90%
June, 2004: 91%
January, 2005: 83%
January, 2006: 85%
January, 2007: 81%
January, 2008: 82%
January, 2009: 82%
January, 2009: 82%
Democrats did not like Bush. Republicans did not like Obama. Yet, through both of their two terms each, the percentage of Americans who said they were extremely or very proud to be Americans never dipped below 80%.
During the Trump era, it went as low as 63%.
During the Trump era, it went as low as 63%.
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