Axios reports:

A majority of Americans say President Trump is a “dangerous dictator” who poses a threat to democracy and believe he’s overstepped his authority by actions such as the mass firing of federal employees, a new survey says.

Why it matters: The wide-ranging poll released Tuesday, on Trump’s 100th day in office, is the latest sign of him losing support for his immigration and economic policies — the two issues that largely fueled his election.

Zoom in: Only four in 10 Americans expressed favorable views of Trump after his first 100 days in office, according to the survey by the nonpartisan Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI).

• And 52% agreed with the provocative statement that Trump “is a dangerous dictator whose power should be limited before he destroys American democracy,” the survey said.
• That question provided a big warning sign for Trump: Most independents (56%) agreed that Trump is a “dangerous dictator,” suggesting that middle-of-the-road voters who helped put him back in office are abandoning him.

Zoom in: The survey is among those that have shown the most dissatisfaction with Trump’s push for mass deportations, sweeping tariffs, more control of colleges, and firing or laying off more than 100,000 federal employees.

• Those priorities have led the new administration to unilaterally end diversity and equity programs, cancel student visas, and continue to keep at least one mistakenly deported man in a notorious El Salvador prison despite a court order to return him.

The big picture: The survey found that 83% of Republicans — a relatively low number for Trump — had favorable views of him and his actions, while 35% of independents and 8% of Democrats did. [Continue reading…]