No, it's not normal. Did you just install it or has it been there awhile? If you just installed it - you may think about returning it for an exchange/refund. However, if it's been in use for awhile & has suddenly been reduced to a trickle, check the aerator. Those little screens/filters inside get lime/calcium buildup & need to be changed out a couple time a year (depending on your local water). Usually you can pick one up for under $5 at your local hardware store/larger retailers (Walmart,etc). The aerator is the little screw on thingee that the water actually goes thru before it leaves the faucet & the sizes are fairly standard so changing one out should just be an issue of unscrewing the old one & screwing on the new one. How's the water pressure in the rest of the house? Is this the only faucet trickling? If so, I'm betting on a clogged aerator or a defective faucet. Good Luck.
Check that your shutoff valves are open.
Also, it often happens that debris gets dislodged and blocks the valve.
You have already checked the two obvious things now make sure the two supply lines from the shut off valves are not kinked or turned it such away as to close off the water flow. If that is ok then there may be some debris in the internal filter screens.
Keep in mind that this faucet design will not put water out at a high pressure if it did it would splash all over the place.
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