{"id":892214,"date":"2026-03-31T14:30:18","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T13:30:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.electronicsweekly.com\/?p=892214"},"modified":"2026-03-31T14:41:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T13:41:35","slug":"president-trump-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.electronicsweekly.com\/blogs\/mannerisms\/dilemmas\/president-trump-2-2026-03\/","title":{"rendered":"President Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>President Trump\u2019s leadership skills, and mental and physical fitness score reasonably well on a survey of Americans <a rel=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/politics\/2026\/01\/29\/confidence-in-trump-dips-and-fewer-now-say-they-support-his-policies-and-plans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">published by Pew Research Center.<\/a><\/p><div class=\"elect-content\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"elect-766664632\"><div id=\"x02\">\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"> if ($(window).width() <= 768) { googletag.display('x02'); } <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-892215\" src=\"https:\/\/static.electronicsweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/30154234\/IMG_1951.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.electronicsweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/30154234\/IMG_1951.webp 1200w, https:\/\/static.electronicsweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/30154234\/IMG_1951-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/static.electronicsweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/30154234\/IMG_1951-1024x1024.webp 1024w, https:\/\/static.electronicsweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/30154234\/IMG_1951-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/static.electronicsweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/30154234\/IMG_1951-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/static.electronicsweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/30154234\/IMG_1951-70x70.webp 70w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>However, his ability to pick good advisers, respect democratic values and act ethically \u00a0are viewed less favourably.<\/p><div class=\"elect-test\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"elect-1135476682\"><div id=\"DFP-EW-InRead1\">\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"> if ($(window).width() > 768) { googletag.display('DFP-EW-InRead1'); } <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<BR>\r\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Trump\u2019s leadership skills, and mental and physical fitness score reasonably well on a survey of Americans published by Pew Research Center. 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