Trump approval rating falls to second-term low of 37% | Donald Trump
Donald Trump’s approval rating has fallen to one of its lowest points; Only 37% of Americans expressed approval of his performance as president.
New CNN/SSRS questionnaire A report released Monday shows a sharp decline in Trump’s approval ratings compared to the first days after Trump began his second term in January, when he was confirmed. stopped 47% by mid-February.
The latest poll, conducted Oct. 27-30 among 1,245 adults, shows a 63% disapproval rate; that’s just one point higher than the lowest score recorded by CNN in the week following the Capitol Hill riot on January 6, 2021.
When asked how things are going in the United States today, a majority of Americans (68%) said “fairly/very bad,” while 32% said “very/fairly well.”
The survey, conducted as the federal government enters the longest shutdown in American history, also found that 47 percent of Americans view the economy and the cost of living as the most important issue facing the country.
In second place is the state of American democracy, stated by 26% of Americans. By comparison, only 10% cited immigration as their top concern, even though the issue remains a major focus of the Trump administration, with intensified ICE raids, sharp cuts in refugee admissions and ongoing immigration battles in federal courts.
Other issues further down the list include crime and security, cited as concerns by just 7% of Americans, despite Trump promising to rid major American cities that are “hellholes” and “war-torn” of “crime, bloodshed, mayhem.”
Only 27% of those surveyed said they believed Trump’s policies had improved the country’s economic conditions. In contrast, 61 percent think their policies make the economy worse, while 12 percent believe they have no effect. The survey comes as concern grows in rural Republican towns where Trump’s tariffs have caused factory layoffs and production slowdowns across several industries.
Regarding foreign policy, 32 percent of respondents said they believed Trump’s decisions helped the United States’ global standing. By contrast, 56 percent believed it harmed the United States’ standing in the world, while 12 percent said it made no difference. These results follow repeated White House conclusions allegations Trump has ended eight wars in the eight months of his presidency.
Moreover, the poll found that a majority of Americans (61 percent) believe Trump has gone too far in exercising his presidential powers. Meanwhile, 31% say the use of force was about right, while 9% believe it didn’t go far enough.
Since taking office in January, Trump’s expansion of presidential power by actions such as authorizing international strikes without congressional approval, deploying national guard troops despite opposition from government officials and issuing executive orders that make independent regulators accountable to the White House has sparked widespread concern.
The survey’s findings on public attitudes toward Trump’s presidential power come as experts warn that Trump’s investigations into political opponents risk turning the justice department into his “personal weapon.”
As midterm elections approach next November, 41 percent of Americans say if they vote for Congress today, their vote would be a way to show they oppose Trump. Meanwhile, 21 percent said their vote would signal support for Trump, and 38 percent said their vote would not be about sending any message to Trump.
The Guardian has contacted the White House for comment.
