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[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 5 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago) (1 children)

Have these indicators been trending downward for 20 years,

They have trended down at least since Bush. Obama restored a lot, more than I thought possible. But 2 times electing Trump has resulted in people not trusting USA anymore, even if there's a better administration next time.
So I think that for sure these numbers have generally trended down for about 25 years now. But the 2nd time with Trump is clearly the worst. This is not "trending down" anymore, this is the numbers falling off a cliff. Again because the distrust is in the USA population too. We can't trust a new administration either, because the next could be another Trump. Trump is a symptom not the cause.

[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

the next could be another Trump

E.g. Prez Tucker Carlson on an anti-Israel + pro-deportations ticket