President Donald Trump is dragging the lowest approval rating any newly elected U.S. president has had in over seventy years, according to CNN, as he approaches 100 days back inside the White House.
Americans are turning against his massive efforts to reshape the government, and the numbers show it clearly without any room for spin.
A new set of polls dropped Sunday, showing that a majority of Americans disapprove of how Trump is handling the presidency. His approval rating is sliding between 39% and 45%, depending on which poll you look at.
The Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll pinned him at 39%, the CNN/SSRS poll gave him 41%, and the NBC News Stay Tuned poll pushed it to 45%. No matter which number he wants to cling to, it’s still the worst 100-day showing for any first-term president since World War II ended.
The bad news keeps stacking. Trump rolled back into the White House in January with a little boost in his favorability. That’s gone. His approval is sinking fast as people grow more doubtful about the way he’s trying to change everything at once.
Trump’s promises haven’t turned into wins, and Americans are showing less patience every day. His so-called strong point — the economy — is also taking a beating. He made handling the economy the centerpiece of his 2024 comeback run, but now, voters are pulling away.
The CNN/SSRS poll said only 52% of adults still trust him with the economy, which is a serious 13-point drop from December. That’s not the kind of number a sitting president wants flashing all over the media during an election year.
The economic fear is real. The Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll said a huge 72% of Americans believe it’s either “very” or “somewhat” likely that Trump’s economic plans are about to push the country into a recession soon. People are watching their wallets, and Trump’s promises aren’t enough to settle them down.
Trade isn’t helping him either. Trump’s sweeping tariffs have caused serious problems in the financial markets. The NBC News Stay Tuned poll said that 61% of Americans disapprove of how he’s handling trade and tariffs.
Inflation is crushing people, too, and 60% say they’re not happy with the way he’s dealing with the rising cost of living. Trump built his comeback campaign around claiming he would fix these exact problems, and now voters are saying he’s only making things worse.
Independent voters hammer Trump as partisan gap widens
Immigration, another big issue Trump loves to talk about, is falling apart in the polls, too. The CNN/SSRS poll said only 45% of Americans now approve of how he’s handling immigration. That’s a sharp fall from the 60% who gave him a thumbs-up back in December.
Support for Trump still follows party lines, as the majority of Republicans are sticking by him. Nearly all Democrats are also not buying it at all and are firmly against him, which is no surprise at all. But the real damage is showing up with independents, the voters who don’t play for either team.
Trump barely lost independents last November. Now, he’s losing them by even bigger margins. The Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll found that 58% of independents disapprove of how Trump is running the country. These are the voters who could swing an election, and right now, they’re moving further away from him.
The polls paint a brutal picture for Trump. His first 100 days are not a story of momentum or success. They are a red flashing warning sign that he’s losing ground where he can’t afford to lose it. He walked into office promising to change everything. But after three months, what Americans see is a president running out of goodwill, fast.
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