Most Americans Say Country’s Best Days Are Over
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As President Donald Trump prepares to mark the nation’s birthday with a UFC fight on the White House lawn, Americans say the country’s best days are over.
A https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/05/15/a-majority-of-americans-say-the-countrys-best-years-are-behind-us/" rel="" target="_self" title="https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/05/15/a-majority-of-americans-say-the-countrys-best-years-are-behind-us/">Pew Research Center analysis shows that 59 percent of Americans believe the country’s best days are behind it, while 40 percent say they are still to come.
At the start of this year, as the country marked the lead-up to its 250th birthday, 7 in 10 adults said they were dissatisfied with the way things are going, while two-thirds of Americans believe the country will be more politically divided by 2050, https://www.axios.com/2026/06/12/america-250-birthday-polling" rel="" target="_self" title="https://www.axios.com/2026/06/12/america-250-birthday-polling">according to Axios.
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