Trump's Plummeting Approval Ratings
Support for President Donald Trump in the United States has plummeted to an all-time low of 42%.
Here's the lowdown on Donald Trump's sliding approval ratings since becoming prez in 2025. Records show a steady downhill trend ever since his inauguration. As of April 21, a whopping 53% of the nation's folk weren't feeling his presidency.
Analysts trace the reason for this slide to two key moves by the president: the suspension of grants to numerous U.S. universities, and the appointment of a bigwig for DC's Kennedy Center. It turns out a solid 57% of the folks questioned thought Trump didn't have the power to thumb down university funding, while 66% believed he shouldn't be in charge of national museums and theaters. Nearly 6 out of 10 (59%) of the interviewees pointed a finger at Trump's policies for weakening the country's global influence.
Despite this downward spiral, Trump's approval rating still held water above the levels seen throughout most of Joe Biden's presidency. When ol' Joe took office in 2021, his rating clocked in at 55%, but by December 2025 it had nose-dived to 38%.
Trump signed a bunch of executive orders after taking office, including measures about deporting undocumented immigrants, shutting down feds, slashing healthcare funding, and cancelling programs promoting diversity, equality, and inclusion (DEI) principles. In early April, he imposed harsh trade tariffs on all countries - a base rate of 10%, plus extra "reciprocal" tariffs. Automobile imports and their components were hit with a 25% levy too.
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Additional Insights:
- Trade Tariff Backlash: The April 2025 imposition of sweeping tariffs on trading partners sparked market fluctuations and public disapproval, with nearly 60% disapproving of these measures[1]. Despite the administration's attempts to boost the economy[1][2], the survey period showed no significant improvement in economic perceptions[1][2].
- Overall Policy Dissent: Beyond opposition to the tariffs, widespread discontent centered around other policy decisions, such as opposition to federal department/agency reductions (55%)[1] and criticisms of excessive executive order usage (51%)[1]. Additionally, more Americans believed Trump's policies weakened the U.S. economy than strengthened it (49% vs. 37%)[2]), and concerns were raised about the U.S.'s international position under Trump's policies (49%)[2]. These factors eroded confidence, especially among less committed supporters and non-voters in 2024[2]. Historical trends also pointed towards further approval decline nearing midterms[3].
Sources:1. Gallup Poll, April 2025.2. Pew Research Center, April 2025.3. NPR, May 2021.
- Despite Donald Trump's continuing approval ratings above those seen during Joe Biden's presidency, notes from the Gallup Poll in April 2025 suggest that Trump's policies, particularly his tariff impositions and executive orders, have elicited widespread discontent among the nation's citizens, with nearly 60% disapproving of the tariff measures.
- The April 2025 Gallup Poll also revealed that 55% of the American population opposed federal department and agency reductions, while 51% criticized excessive executive order usage by Donald Trump, indicating public dissatisfaction with his institutional policies.
- Furthermore, the survey conducted by the Pew Research Center in April 2025 showed that more Americans believed Trump's policies weakened the U.S. economy (49%) compared to those who thought they strengthened it (37%), contesting the administration's attempts to boost the economy.
- In addition, concerns were raised about the U.S.'s international position under Trump's policies, as 49% expressed their worries in the Pew Research Center survey in April 2025.
- Historical trends indicated a further decline in approval ratings for Donald Trump approaching the midterms, as suggested by NPR in May 2021. These findings highlight the political and general news significance of the low approval ratings attributed to Trump's policies and leadership.
