Overview
- Trump told reporters on Air Force One that he has his highest-ever poll numbers and the best of any president in many years.
- A CNN fact-check reports his approval has dropped markedly since late January, with current national readings in the low 40s.
- The New York Times average shows 43% approval and 54% disapproval this week (net -11), while CNN’s Poll of Polls reads 41% to 56% (net -15).
- Averages by G. Elliott Morris and Nate Silver put net approval near -14 and -10, respectively, each far below early-term levels.
- Historical comparisons and Gallup data show past presidents posted much higher peaks, as Trump retains very high support only within the Republican Party and the White House offered no comment to CNN.