Recently published surveys show the president’s favorability is sliding on just about every issue — even among Republicans
President Donald Trump’s approval rating has dipped below 40 percent, according to a new survey by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.
The survey also found that about four in 10 Americans say Trump has been a “terrible” president during his second term, with about one in 10 describing his performance as “poor,” and two in 10 saying he has been “average.” Only three in 10 Americans rated Trump’s performance as “great” or “good.”
The AP/NORC Center survey is among multiple recent polls that indicate that as the president’s first 100 days in office nears, any public positivity about Trump is waning. Even Republicans, though they still largely stand behind him, are losing confidence that he is steering the country in the right direction.
The survey revealed that 44 percent of Americans say Trump is focused on the wrong priorities. Only 54 percent of Republicans say he is focused on the right priorities (with 26 percent saying he is focused on an even mix of issues and 13 percent saying he is focused on the wrong priorities), versus 75 percent of Democrats saying he is focused on the wrong priorities. A growing majority of Americans disapprove of Trump overall as president (59 percent versus 39 percent approving). The survey comprised 1260 U.S. adults and was conducted April 17-21.
Meanwhile, a recent New York Times/Siena College poll published Friday finds Trump’s approval rating at 42 percent, a historic low this early in a president’s term. Among the issues where his popularity has been tanking are the economy and immigration, despite there being some support regarding deportations. Fifty-one percent of those polled disapprove of his handling of immigration. Fifty-five percent disapprove of his managing the economy.
