Overview
- The Nov. 14–17 online survey of 1,017 U.S. adults found approval at 38%, down two points from early November, with a margin of error of about three percentage points.
- Disapproval registered at 60%, according to the Reuters/Ipsos results.
- Many respondents cited the rising cost of living and concerns over authorities’ handling of the Epstein case, with only 20% calling it proper and 70% believing information is being concealed.
- At a U.S.–Saudi investment forum, President Trump acknowledged that his ratings had fallen and said his support had increased among what he called “smart people.”
- On Truth Social, Trump thanked what he termed a “majority” for rating the first ten months of his second term as one of the best in U.S. presidential history.