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Poll Shows Pope Beats Trump; SS Fund Faces 6-Year Crunch

6/6/2026

Center

Pope Beats Trump

A new Economist/YouGov poll gives Pope Leo XIV a net favorability rating 54 points higher than U.S. President Donald Trump.
Sixty-one percent of Americans disapprove of President Donald Trump’s handling of the presidency, the poll shows.
President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social, accusing Pope Leo XIV of influencing his administration.
Reports say Social Security’s trust fund could run out in six years, prompting reform talks.

Left

Trump Halts Aid

Economist Paul Krugman says President Donald Trump’s confrontations with Ukraine and Russia erode global trust in the United States.
President Donald Trump met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office and halted aid and weapons sales to Ukraine.
A poll shows 61 % of Americans disapprove of President Donald Trump’s handling of the presidency.
Eighteen Republican senators voted to restore Ukraine aid, with President Donald Trump refusing to sign.

Blindspot

Center coverage included a report that Social Security’s trust fund could be exhausted within six years, a detail not present in Left coverage.
Center coverage also noted Pope Leo XIV’s favorability rating being 54 points higher than Trump’s, which Left coverage did not mention.

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Pope Beats Trump

A new Economist/YouGov poll gives Pope Leo XIV a net favorability rating 54 points higher than U.S. President Donald Trump.
Sixty-one percent of Americans disapprove of President Donald Trump’s handling of the presidency, the poll shows.
President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social, accusing Pope Leo XIV of influencing his administration.
Reports say Social Security’s trust fund could run out in six years, prompting reform talks.

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