Donald Trump took office expecting to inflict short-term pain for long-term gain, but it’s hard to believe he could have expected the level of damage to the US’s brand or his own polling numbers.

A weekend CNN poll has his support down to 41%, well below the 44% at this stage of his first term, which was itself well below the lowest of any modern president at the same stage.  ..

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