Overview
- Multiple national surveys place the president’s approval in the low 40s to high 30s, with Rasmussen’s tracker hitting a second‑term low net rating of −11.
- A Politico/Public First poll finds 46% say the current cost of living is the worst they remember and hold Trump’s administration responsible, including significant numbers of his 2024 voters.
- CNN’s Harry Enten, citing CBS News/YouGov data, reports Trump’s net approval among voters under 30 has plunged from +10 in February to −46 now.
- A Fox News poll highlighted on air shows 76% rate the economy as only fair or poor and 62% say Trump is more responsible than Biden for current conditions.
- The White House disputes the blame as a partisan 'affordability' narrative and, per Axios, is sending Trump on an economy tour starting next week in Pennsylvania as GOP strategists flag midterm risks.