Overview

• A Marquette Law School poll shows 60% of independents disapprove of President Trump's deportation of long-term legal residents.
• The same poll highlights a historic low in trust, with only 17% of respondents completely trusting Trump and 40% completely distrusting him.
• Trump's May 21 press conference drew criticism for confrontational exchanges and promotion of debunked claims, including a 'white genocide' narrative in South Africa.
• The president faced scrutiny for accepting a $400 million luxury jet from Qatar and resettling white Afrikaners while restricting other refugee admissions.
• Media organizations fact-checked Trump's claims in real-time, intensifying criticism of his rhetoric and policy decisions.