Ros Atkins on... How popular is President Trump?

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2026 has brought a huge range of important news stories from Venezuela and Greenland to Minneapolis and Washington DC.

The BBC's Analysis Editor Ros Atkins has been looking at how Americans feel about what's been happening and about their president.

Produced by Katerina Karelli. Graphics by Jacqueline Galvin. Filmed by Meiying Wu and Alex Foster.

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