New poll shows Trump with low approval ratings in first 100 days
Less than half of Americans approve of President Donald Trump in his first 100 days, a new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll show.
Despite President Donald Trump’s jubilant Michigan rally on April 29 to mark the first 100 days of his second term, a string of major national polls are painting a starker image with historically low favorability numbers driven by growing concerns over immigration and the economy.
A Reuters/Ipsos poll released Wednesday, April 30 is the latest example, rounding out the month with a 42% approval rating. Just a day prior, a NPR/PBS/Marist survey revealed identical ratings, and polls released by CNN and The Economist/YouGov within the last week gave the president a close 41% approval rating.
Discontent over the economy, immigration and trade wars are largely fueling Americans’ low favorability of the second-term president, according to this latest poll surveying 1,029 U.S. adults nationwide April 25-27. The poll had a margin of error of about 3 percentage points.
His 42% approval and 53% disapproval ratings this week remain unchanged from a Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted a week prior, though respondents’ opinions of Trump’s handling of the economy and immigration have slipped since the last survey.
Sentiment lowers on Trump’s handling of economy
Approval of Trump’s economic stewardship stands at 36%, the lowest level he’s had through both terms so far, according to Reuters, a one-point drop from the outlet’s last poll April 16-21.
Meanwhile, approval of the president’s stance on immigration between the two surveys remains at 45%, though disapproval increased two points from last week’s 46% to this week’s 48%.
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