President Donald Trump's approval rating has plummeted to the lowest level of his current term for reasons including his handling of the nation's cost of living and an unpopular ongoing war with Iran, according to a recent poll.
Just 34% of Americans approve of the job Trump is doing, a Reuters/Ipsos four-day poll released April 28 found.
The survey showed Trump's overall approval sliding 2 percentage points, down from 36% in a prior Reuters/Ipsos survey, which the outlet reported was conducted April 15-20.
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"The majority of responses were gathered prior to the Saturday night shooting at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner, where Trump was due to speak," Reuters wrote in its report. Federal prosecutors have charged the suspect in the case with charges including attempted assasination of a president.
An earlier survey released April 21, showed that 36% of Americans approved of Trump's job performance. Voters gave the president a similar rating in a Reuters poll released March 23, USA TODAY previously reported.
"The ultimate poll was November 5th 2024 when nearly 80 million Americans overwhelmingly elected President Trump to deliver on his popular and commonsense agenda," White House spokesman Davis Ingle said in a statement emailed to USA TODAY on April 28.
"No other President in history has accomplished more for the American people than President Trump, who is working tirelessly to create jobs, cool inflation, increase housing affordability, and more. The President has already made historic progress not only in America but around the world, and this is just the beginning as his agenda continues taking effect,” the statement continued.
In addition to opposition regarding the ongoing war with Iran, many Americans continue to also cite rising food and gas prices among reasons for their disapproval.
The poll was conducted online and surveyed 1,014 U.S. adults nationwide. It had a margin of error of about 3 percentage points.
Since taking office in January 2025 − when 47% of Americans approved of his work in the White House, Trump's popularity has continued to drop.
Contributing: Terry Collins with USA TODAY and Jason Lange with Reuters
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Trump's approval rating falls to lowest of his current term in new poll
