Trump Approval Falls to 38% as House Votes to Release Epstein Files

Overview

• Reuters/Ipsos finds overall job approval at 38%, down from 40% in early November and from 47% at the January inauguration.
• Only 26% approve of the president’s handling of day-to-day household expenses, with about 65% disapproving, including roughly one third of Republicans.
• Just 20% approve of his handling of the Epstein matter, and 70% believe the government is withholding information about Epstein’s clients, including 60% of Republicans.
• Support for the president among Republicans in the poll aggregate slipped to 82% from 87% earlier in November, signaling modest erosion within his base.
• The Republican-led House voted Nov. 18 to release Department of Justice files tied to Epstein after months of White House resistance, following the president’s Nov. 16 call for House Republicans to back the move; the poll surveyed 1,017 U.S. adults Nov. 14–17 with a ±3-point margin of error.