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President Donald Trump’s approval rating remains among the lowest for any newly elected president in over 50 years, according to a new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll released Tuesday, April 29.
The poll showed 42% of adult respondents approved of Trump’s job as president in the survey conducted April 21-23. The results fall roughly in line with other recent polls released by CNN and The Economist/YouGov, which each found approval ratings of 41%.
When asked to grade the president’s performance in office so far, nearly half of respondents gave the Republican a failing grade, while 23% gave him an A in the latest NPR/PBS News/Marist poll.
The only other administration to collect such low approval numbers in the first 100 days was eight years ago, during Trump’s first term, a Gallup historical comparison shows.
Latest NPR/PBS/Marist Poll shows declining approval rate of Trump’s second term
This latest survey is one of several released in the last few weeks illustrating an overall drop in America’s support of Trump’s eventful first few months back in the Oval Office.
Trump’s second term kicked off late January with mass layoffs in the federal government, widespread tariffs, an escalating trade war with China and a deportation program that has led to a bitter court battle.
Just over half of respondents say Trump is moving the country in the direction of “change for the worse,” up three points from 48% when pollsters asked the same question last month. That’s compared to 42% of those saying the president is enacting “change for the better,” down slightly from 45% in April.
Seven percent say the president is moving the country in a direction that equates to “no real change at all.”
An average of recent polling published by polling data outlet RealClearPolitics, which includes Tuesday’s poll, puts Trump at a 45.2% approval rating and a 52.4% disapproval.
Majority of Americans express disapproval of immigration, economy in latest poll
The economy and immigration dominated the presidential race and remained leading issues in the early months of Trump’s second administration. More than half of those polled expressed dissatisfaction with his actions on these two hot-button issues.
In the poll, 55% of respondents said they disapprove of how the president is handling the economy. Also in disapproval of Trump’s handling of the economy were 88% of Democratic respondents, 59% of independents and 17% of Republicans. Overall, 39% of Americans said they approve of Trump’s position on the economy.
When it comes to immigration, 44% of Americans said they approve of how Trump is dealing with immigration, and 52% said they disapprove. Among independents, 37% approve and 57% disapprove.
The survey of 1,439 adults April 21-23 has a margin of error of +/-3.3 percentage points, with 34% of those Democrats, 32% Republicans and 31% independents.
Kathryn Palmer is a trending news reporter. You can reach her at [email protected].