In response to new polling showing 71% of AANHPIs disapprove of Trump (up 11 percentage points from December), DNC Vice Chair Shasti Conrad released the following statement: 

“In over six months in office, Trump has broken every promise he’s made to the American people — and the AANHPI community is calling bullshit. We’re feeling Trump’s failures in our wallets, at our kitchen tables, at our small businesses, and everywhere in between. AANHPIs are the margin of victory, and we’ll make our voices heard in every election to come to hold Trump and Republicans accountable for throwing our community under the bus.” 

NEW: The AANHPI community’s frustration with Trump and his failed record continues to grow — rising from 60% unfavorability in December to a whopping 71% in July — and even increased among Republicans and independents.

Associated Press: “The percentage of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders with an unfavorable opinion of Trump rose to 71% in July, from 60% in December, according to a national survey by AAPI Data and The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.”

Most AANHPI adults worry about Trump’s chaotic economic agenda: erratic trade policies, higher costs, and the growing likelihood of a recession.

Associated Press: “About 8 in 10 AAPI adults expect Trump’s tariff policies will increase the cost of consumer goods, the poll found, while only about 4 in 10 think those policies will boost domestic manufacturing and just 2 in 10 anticipate more U.S. jobs as a result.

“To me, it seems like a lot of not-really-well-thought-out things that are happening,’ said Michael Ida, a 56-year-old independent in Hawaii who teaches high school advanced-placement calculus. ‘In the process, there’s a lot of collateral damage and fallout that’s hurting a lot of people.’ Ida was referring specifically to government spending cuts, including for education. …

“The new poll also suggests that they are especially likely to be worried about the economy’s trajectory, and remain anxious about high costs.

“About two-thirds of AAPI adults, 65%, say they are ‘extremely’ or “very” concerned about the possibility of the U.S. economy going into a recession.”

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