Trump Approval Slips to Lowest Point in Second Term: Survey

President Trump’s approval rating has slipped to its lowest point during his second term amid criticism of his economic policies and fallout from the recent Houthi Signal chat leak, according to a survey, Filip Timotija reported for The Hill.

In the latest poll, 37% of respondents approved of Trump’s handling of the economy, and only 30% supported his approach to addressing the high cost of living. I Photo: The White House Facebook

The latest Reuters/Ipsos poll found the president’s approval rating at 43%, a two-point drop from the late March iteration of the survey. After Trump began his second term on January 20, his approval stood at 47%.

In the latest poll, 37% of respondents approved of Trump’s handling of the economy, and only 30% supported his approach to addressing the high cost of living.

A majority of Americans—52%—said that hiking tariffs on cars and auto parts would negatively affect the people close to them. A similar share said that increasing tariffs across the board, as Trump announced on Wednesday, would make things worse rather than better.

Roughly a third of GOP and GOP-leaning voters said that tariffs would harm the economy. The survey also showed declining approval due to the leaked Signal chat involving multiple members of the Trump administration.