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Poll: Democracy at Risk, Trump 40% Approval, Dream Harder

6/18/2026

Center

Americans Question Democracy

Two-thirds of respondents say American democracy is at risk, with 40% doubting the United States will exist in 250 years.
June 2026 polls show President Donald Trump’s approval rating at 40.5% and disapproval at 56.7%.
About 51% of Americans are extremely or very proud of their national identity.
Seventy-eight percent say the Dream is harder to achieve than a generation ago, ten-point rise.

Left

Trump Freedom250

President Donald Trump’s Freedom 250 program turns the 250th anniversary into a UFC fight, IndyCar Grand Prix, and fireworks display.
The Freedom 250 celebrations are being staged on the White House lawn with a UFC fight, IndyCar race, and fireworks.
Rep. Jared Huffman (D-CA) charged the administration with hijacking anniversary, selling access, and rewriting history.
Treasury advanced $1 and $250 Trump coins, firing the Engraving director opposing a Trump portrait.

Blindspot

Center coverage highlighted polling that two-thirds of respondents see American democracy as at risk, an angle not addressed in the Left summary.
Center coverage also emphasized that 78 % say the American Dream is harder to achieve than a generation ago, a point absent from the Left coverage.

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Americans Question Democracy

Two-thirds of respondents say American democracy is at risk, with 40% doubting the United States will exist in 250 years.
June 2026 polls show President Donald Trump’s approval rating at 40.5% and disapproval at 56.7%.
About 51% of Americans are extremely or very proud of their national identity.
Seventy-eight percent say the Dream is harder to achieve than a generation ago, ten-point rise.

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