Donald Trump’s job approval rebounds sightly but poll spells disaster everywhere else
President Donald Trump’s job approval showed slight improvement in the latest Economist/YouGov poll, but the survey spelled doom in every other area.
While Trump’s job performance remains underwater this week in the poll, his approval numbers rose 2 percentage points from last week while his disapproval ticked 1 percentage point lower, the poll found.
The survey showed 42% of U.S. adult citizens polled approve of the way Trump his handling his job compared to 53% disapprove.
Last week, those numbers stood at 40% approval and 54% disapproval.
The job approval figures were the extent of the good news for Trump in the Economist/YouGov poll.
Since the start of his second term, Trump’s approval in five major policy areas have declined.
The largest drop has occurred on inflation and prices.
Trump started his second term with a +6 net approval in that area. Now, he stands at -23 net disapproval — a 29-point swing.
The president also plunged 17 points on foreign policy — from +3 to -14.
Above water at the start of his second term, Trump is now below on immigration (from +11 to -3), jobs and the economy (from +12 to -7) and crime (from +12 to -1.)
Fueled by Democrats, Trump’s popularity is on the decline.
Trump began his second term with a -11 favorability rating. Now, that figure stands at -16 — a five percentage-point drop.
The president began the term with a -63 rating among Democrats.
Since then, the rating has dropped another 19 points to a -82 rating.
Meanwhile, Trump’s appeal has grown among Republicans.
Trump started his second term with a +63 rating among the GOP. Now, that number is at +67.
Trump’s approval has declined among gender, age and racial groups, the poll found:
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