Trump is an unpopular President....most Americans understand that.
However,
Trump's policies are even more unpopular than he is. This means that even some of Trump's most loyal supporters do not like what he is doing right now. Most of these MAGA voters are sticking with him....for now. But that could easily change, especially if the economy collapses.
Trump's approval rating on the economy is already worse than it
ever was during his first term. These tariffs are going to be so disastrous for this country that you might even see Republicans in Congress ready to end Trump's presidency. Republicans in Congress are selfish and don't care about Trump's lawlessness and authoritarianism, but they also don't want to see their life savings disappear....which will happen with Trump and these tariffs.
From the Washington Post. --
The Fox News poll showed Trump doing well on border security (+15), but his numbers on foreign policy (-14), the economy (-18), tariffs (-25) and inflation (-26) are all worse than his overall approval rating. His tariff gambit has pushed his economic numbers lower than they ever were in his first term, with concerns being widespread and bipartisan.
To be sure, none of this means Trump’s presidency has failed or will fail. He still enjoys the support of 40-plus percent of Americans, and an approval rating in the low 40s isn’t terribly unusual in this day and age. (It’s where Trump was for much of his first term, and it suggests his base is pretty solidly behind him.) Trump could seemingly rebound, for example, if he strikes promised trade deals with countries he has used tariffs against, allowing for a ramping down of the trade war.
But perhaps tellingly, Americans are also more negative compared with Trump’s overall numbers when it comes to the major controversies of his second term. Around 6 in 10 have been critical of both his tariffs and Elon Musk’s roughshod efforts to cut government programs and employees. (Most of his major cuts were even more unpopular.)
And more recently, a growing volume of polls suggest Trump is squandering what should be one of his most popular policies: deportations. In a poll this week, Americans said by a nearly 2-to-1 proportion that the Trump administration should abide by a court order to facilitate the return of a man wrongly deported to prison in El Salvador, Kilmar Abrego García — a court order the administration is flouting.
Limited polling also suggests Americans strongly reject the administration sending hundreds of other alleged gang members to the brutal El Salvador prison without due process and Trump’s efforts to deport pro-Palestinian student visa holders.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/04/24/polls-show-trump-doing-poorly/
