Trump's approval rating falls to 34%, lowest since start of his term

US President Donald Trump's approval rating has fallen to 34%, the lowest since he took office in January 2025, a Reuters/Ipsos poll showed.

When Trump's approval rating hit its lowest point in his term

Trump's current approval rating is down two percentage points from a previous Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted April 15-20, when 36% of respondents approved of his performance.

At the time of his inauguration in January 2025, the President's approval rating was 47%. Since then, the figure has been gradually declining.

What the poll showed about economic policy and the cost of living

The poll recorded a drop in assessments of Trump's actions in the area of ​​​​the cost of living: 22% of respondents approve of them, compared to 25% in the previous survey. The overall level of support for the President's economic policy is 27%, which is lower than any indicator of his first term from 2017 to 2021 and below the minimum values ​​​​of his predecessor Joe Biden.

How Americans assess the actions of the US in the war with Iran

According to the poll, 34% of Americans approve of the US actions in the war with Iran. In mid-April, this figure was 36%, and in mid-March - 38%.

Since the start of the US-Israeli military action against Iran on February 28, gasoline prices in the country have increased by more than 40% - to about USD 4.18 per gallon (about 3.8 liters).

Among Republicans, 78% support Trump, but 41% of this party's representatives disapprove of his policies on the cost of living.

Independent voters, according to the survey, prefer Democrats by a difference of 14 percentage points - 34% to 20% - in the issue of voting in congressional elections. At the same time, about 25% of respondents have not yet decided.

Does the survey take into account the April 26 shooting incident

Most of the responses in the study were collected before the April 26 shooting incident during the White House Correspondents' Association dinner, where Trump was scheduled to speak. The impact of this event on public opinion is not yet known.

The Reuters/Ipsos poll was conducted online among 1,269 American adults, 1,014 of whom were registered voters. The statistical error is three percentage points.

During Trump's first term, his approval rating has long remained around 40%, and the lowest figure was 33%.

At the Washington Hilton Hotel, a gunman opened fire while trying to break through security during a White House Correspondents' Association dinner. The incident prompted the Secret Service to evacuate Donald Trump and the First Lady from the room.

Cole Allen, who is suspected of attacking US President Donald Trump, sent a manifesto to family members ten minutes before the shooting at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner, calling himself a "friendly federal assassin."

Allen separately describes the circumstances of his entry into the hotel, claiming that he carried a significant number of weapons with him without interference. He notes that security was focused on protesters outside, and adds that under such conditions he could have brought in other weapons without being detected.