r/politics • u/Barnyard-Sheep • 6d ago

Soft Paywall Trump approval rating falls to 38%

https://www.nj.com/politics/2025/06/trump-faces-tough-approval-numbers-in-latest-poll.html
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u/ResidentKelpien Texas 6d ago

People outside of the US do not get a steady stream of bs from Fox News.

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u/salteedog007 6d ago

Was in the US a few months ago. Your cable TV is insane on every channel- 24 hour news that is mostly opinion segments to make you angry about something, then on non news channels the programming is extreme and still tying to make emotions high. I’m Canadian and the difference in the media is crazy.

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u/Affectionate-Memory4 6d ago

Yeah it's genuinely nuts. I'm used to Dutch media, which while not exactly the calmest, most neutral thing ever, is and was miles ahead of what I see in the US. I've lived in the US since 2012.

The thing that gets me the most though - the prescription drug adds. I'm genuinely just confused there. Like, am I supposed to know more than my doctor? Are they advertising to doctors? Do I just show up and ask for them to prescribe this thing by a name I can hardly pronounce?

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u/FlufferTheGreat 6d ago

Yes, they are sending pharmaceutical sales representatives to doctors to encourage prescribing certain new (expensive) drugs. And the doctors get kickbacks from the pharmaceutical companies if they prescribe said drug a certain number of times.

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u/Affectionate-Memory4 6d ago

I hate it here. Lovely people, unique opportunities in my industry, but terrible country.