Left-wing media outlets are showcasing examples of voters experiencing regret about choosing President Donald Trump, but these anecdotal examples are contradicted by several polls showing higher Trump approval ratings than he had during his first term.

Pride claimed that Republicans were "questioning their allegiance" to Trump after he halted trillions of dollars in federal grants and loans, even though he rescinded the order after less than a week.

Some were upset about getting fired from government jobs, while others were worried about losing their food stamps, according to the article, which quoted posts on X.

The outlet even used as an example of voter regret a woman who claimed she left her husband after he voted for Trump and was planning to sleep with all his liberal friends. Not sure how that portrays regret when the woman was not a Trump voter and the husband's regret is unknown.

Higher than ever

This article was back in January, but several polls taken weeks later and released this week show Trump with higher approval ratings than he's ever had--higher than during his first term and higher than he had during his presidential campaign.

A CBS poll from two weeks ago had Trump's approval rating at 53%, and several others released this week have it between 48% and 50%.

A Napolitan News Service poll released on Feb. 14 had his approval at 55%, up from 51% the week before.

It certainly seems like the more the public sees of Trump, the more they like his policies and the job he's doing as president.

Lessening dependence

There will always be outliers to any trend, and Trump's attempt to cut waste, fraud, and abuse from the federal budget is bound to lead to some government employees needing to find other ways to make money.

Overall, though, most people know that the government is spending way too much money and needs to cut back in some ways.

The other aspect of government overspending is that there are way too many people depending on the government for income, for grocery money, and for health care, just to name a few.

Even many Republicans have lost the plot; they have forgotten that dependence on government is bad and that smaller government is better government.

Getting the government back to something approaching its proper size will mean a lot of adjustments on the part of a lot of Americans, and some of it is not going to be fun or easy.

Luckily, Trump is playing a long game. He knows that his policies may lead to short-term hardship for some, but everyone will be much healthier in the long run.