Why Does Canada Hate Us Now? Trump Month One Vibe Check. Trump and Zelenskyy Reconcile? (with Evan Scrimshaw and Kevin Ryan)
Politics Politics Politics
Justin Robert Young
4.6 • 870 Ratings
🗓️ 21 February 2025
⏱️ 121 minutes
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Summary
One down, 47 to go.
With Donald Trump’s first month in office coming to a close, we are seeing something that feels a bit more familiar. According to three recent polls, his approval rating is now underwater—meaning more people disapprove of him than approve.
This is still essentially the same conversation we were having before. There are deeply entrenched beliefs on both sides, with some convinced he is doing a terrible job and others believing he is performing tremendously.
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The numbers reflect this divide. A CNN SSRS poll shows Trump’s approval at 47% with 52% disapproving. Similarly, a Reuters Ipsos poll reports 44% approval and 51% disapproval, while Gallup’s latest survey records a 45% approval and 51% disapproval. I have seen other numbers where he remains above 50% and in net positive territory, but the general trend suggests that the more people hear his name, the less they seem to like him.
Sound familiar?
At the heart of this, however, is the same issue that contributed to Joe Biden’s defeat: the economy. Economic fears and anxieties remain high, and now that people are reminded of both the speed and the sheer volume—both in quantity and loudness—of the Trump administration, there’s a sense of, “Ah, okay, here we go again.” If the economy rebounds, Trump could find himself in a very strong position. But if it does not, whatever mandate he might have had will quickly evaporate.
It’s worth noting that we still have the majority of Trump’s first 100 days ahead of us, though you’d be forgiven for forgetting that as it feels like he’s been in office for six months.
Chapters
02:06 - Trump Approval Rating Down
04:46 - Evan Scrimshaw on Why Canada Hates The US
51:53 - Mitch McConnell Retirement
54:05 - Kash Patel Confirmed
57:37 - Zelenskyy To Sign Mineral Deal With US
01:03:12 - Kevin Ryan
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| 0:00.0 | On this edition of the program, one month of the Trump administration down 47 to go. |
| 0:06.6 | Approval ratings are now upside down for the first time. |
| 0:10.3 | We check in on the vibes with Kevin Ryan and ask, why does Canada hate us with Evan Scrimshaw? |
| 0:17.2 | It's all coming up. |
| 0:18.6 | The following is brought to you by Just Another Pilot. |
| 0:25.8 | Politics, politics, politics, politics. |
| 0:28.0 | Politics. Hello and welcome, welcome, for the politics, |
| 0:37.7 | for the politics, |
| 0:38.1 | for everybody, |
| 0:42.1 | your old, |
| 0:43.1 | Justin, Robert, John, Robert Young, joining you here in program for Friday, February 21st. |
| 0:55.6 | Your old pal, Justin Robert Young, joining you here in a frigid, a literally freezing, |
| 1:02.1 | Austin, Texas. |
| 1:04.1 | We have a great conversational episode, two of our favorites, easygoing back and forths between Evan Scrimshaw |
| 1:13.9 | and Kevin Ryan and myself, not together, although that would be a really fun hang. |
| 1:20.2 | But no, these are separate. |
| 1:22.2 | We'll get into all that in a second. |
| 1:24.6 | But before we do, I do want to hit you with a little bit of recent news that has |
| 1:29.7 | happened over the last 48 hours. And that is with Donald Trump's first month in office now |
| 1:35.5 | coming to a close, we are seeing something that feels a little bit more familiar. Donald Trump's |
| 1:42.1 | approval rating is now, according to three recent approval polls |
| 1:46.8 | underwater, meaning more people who disapprove of them than approve of them. Now, these are |
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