The occasion is marked as the first time, in 47 years, that a sitting President of the United States attended the first game of the regular season of the National Football League (NFL), but the trip did not go as Donald Trump would have liked. With his popularity rate falling, the President received some applause, but there ended up being more booing heard while he spoke.
Present at Sunday’s game between the Washington Commanders and the Detroit Lions, Trump was briefly applauded when he appeared on the giant screen, but heavily booed while speaking at a ceremony held during halftime.
On the social network X, a user highlighted the protest: “Thousands of fans [estavam a] show him the middle finger. Not hundreds – thousands.”
Doubtful numbers
By taking advantage of the event to declare that “prices are falling” and insisting on the White House’s narrative that “17 billion dollars in investment” had been made, Trump provoked strong displeasure.
The numbers presented are not confirmable. Second a AP Newsthe amount invested does not exceed “8.8 billion dollars”, some of this capital coming from the Biden era. Most of the amounts recorded by Donald Trump refer only to promises, intentions, or poorly explained funds.
As for the supposed falling prices, the annual rate of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) has been stable, at around 3%, above the Federal Reserve System (Fed) target of 2%. And, on the contrary, “prices of essential goods have been rising by an average of 0.2% per month in the last quarter”, as official data points out.
After one year in office, only 41% of Americans approve of Donald Trump’s government. Since the 1950s, American presidents have achieved popularity rates – at least – above 50%, which changed with Trump and Biden. Joe Biden, in his first year, achieved 48.9% approval from the American people, the record for the lowest approval rating being held by Donald Trump. In his first year of his first term, the current President did not exceed 38.4% approval.