[Mick]

Trust in government had been declining for a long time before Trump, so it is not entirely his fault, but it has accelerated under his term.

that is a very gentle way of putting it. I was thinking more along the lines of, fallen off a cliff.

Congressional approval rating (per Gallup) hit its nadir at 9% approval during the 11/7-10, 2013 polling period.  And if I'm not mistaken, there has not been one single Gallup interview period during Trump's entire presidency when Congress's approval rating has surpassed that of Trump's.  So there are cliffs, and there are...deep, sunken valleys.

[Mick]

Trust in government had been declining for a long time before Trump, so it is not entirely his fault, but it has accelerated under his term.

that is a very gentle way of putting it. I was thinking more along the lines of, fallen off a cliff.

Congressional approval rating (per Gallup) hit its nadir at 9% approval during the 11/7-10, 2013 polling period.  And if I'm not mistaken, there has not been one single Gallup interview period during Trump's entire presidency when Congress's approval rating has surpassed that of Trump's.  So there are cliffs, and there are...deep, sunken valleys.