A panel of undecided voters who spoke with the New York Times recently generally gave President Donald Trump strong marks for his handling of the American economy, but when asked to describe him using one or two words, they were often blunt and scathing of his character.
In the Times' focus group of swing-state voters, a Wisconsin voter named Aaron described Trump as "kind of a clown," a Michigan voter named Ken described him as an "idiot," and an Arizona voter named Stephanie went so far as to describe him as an "aspiring dictator."
Other voters in the panel called Trump "unstable," "self-centered," and "explosive," among other things.
Only one participant in the focus group -- an Arizona voter named George -- had a positive assessment of Trump, whom he described as "patriotic."
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Nonetheless, many of these voters said they remain undecided in the 2024 presidential race.
In fact, the voter who described Trump as an "aspiring dictator" nonetheless expressed an openness toward supporting him because of his economic policies.
"As a human being, Trump is not a good one," she said. "But as far as the economy, I think he’s got decent ideas. But there’s abortion rights, which I think I would side with Kamala on. And who’s going to work with people who have different opinions rather than having four years of no progress?"