Support for U.S. President Donald Trump has fallen to its lowest level in his second term, a new public opinion poll shows.
According to a survey conducted by The Washington Post, ABC News and Ipsos, 60 percent of adult Americans disapprove of the president’s performance, while 39 percent support him. This brings his net approval rating to minus 21.
Researchers note that the 60-percent disapproval share is the highest recorded since the assault on the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, at the end of his first term. They emphasize it is the lowest level of support so far in his second term, reports N1 Info.
The president’s rating could play a key role in the upcoming midterm elections, in which representatives and senators will be elected in key states. The outcome could change the balance of power in Washington, while the Republican Party seeks to retain its narrow majority in both houses of Congress. Although Trump will not be directly on the ballot, the elections are considered a kind of referendum on his performance.
The survey was conducted from February 12 to 17 on a sample of 2,589 adults, with a margin of error of ±2 percentage points.
The results come ahead of the president’s State of the Union address, during which he will address Congress on the state of the country and the administration’s priorities, including economic growth and foreign policy.
Trump received his weakest ratings in the area of inflation, where his net rating is minus 32 percentage points. His tariff policy was also rated highly negatively, with a net minus 30 points.
On the other hand, management of the U.S.–Mexico border brought him relatively the most positive ratings, with a net minus three points. Handling of the economy remains negative (minus 16), but that represents an improvement compared to October, when it stood at minus 25 points.
Statistician and political analyst Nate Silver wrote last week on his Silver Bulletin blog that Trump’s rating fell to a net minus 15 points, with 40.5 percent support and 55.5 percent disapproval, which he also called the lowest level in the second term. By Sunday, that result had slightly improved to minus 13.6 points.
At the same time, a poll conducted from February 5 to 8 by the Associated Press and NORC at the University of Chicago showed Trump has 36 percent support and 62 percent disapproval, giving a net minus 26 points, equal to his lowest result in November with the same pollster.
White House spokesman Davis Ingle previously said in a statement that Trump was “convincingly elected by nearly 80 million Americans” to implement his program and remains “the most dominant figure in American politics.”
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