Trump's Approval Ratings

Recent polls show Donald Trump's approval ratings continuing to decline. As he nears his 100 day milestone tomorrow, his rating at 39% is lower than any president for that point in their presidency in at least 80 years (since polling began). He even beat his own record from his first administration by 3 points. 

For comparison, Trump's 100 day approval rating is 23% worse than Nixon's, 44% worse than Reagan's, 24% worse than George W Bush's and 30% worse than Obama's. It has dropped 13 points from 52% on his inauguration day.

While this news provides hope that Americans are slowly waking up, there are two things that concern me.

The first is that Trump doesn't seem concerned. He certainly isn't changing his policies to align with what the majority wants. Does he think the midterm election is far away and the 2028 presidential election even farther? Or does he (or smarter people behind the scenes) have plans for those elections so he knows that he won't have to worry?

The other thing is: What is wrong with 40% of America? I just read an article saying that most evangelical Christians still support Trump even if he is doing some things they don't like. What will it take to wake these people up? When the secret police start arresting people in their homes in the middle of the night for wearing a cross or having a bible in their house, and sending them off to a concentration camp in another country with no due process? People - it will be too late to wake up then!

President Trump did not respond well to the news of his faltering approval ratings. He threw a tantrum on Truth Social claiming that these were “FAKE POLLS FROM FAKE NEWS ORGANIZATIONS. We don’t have a Free and Fair “Press” in this Country anymore. We have a Press that writes BAD STORIES, and CHEATS, BIG, ON POLLS. IT IS COMPROMISED AND CORRUPT. SAD!” He even accused the pollsters of being “Negative Criminals” who “should be investigated for ELECTION FRAUD”

What’s really “SAD” is an 88 year old man behaving like a 3 year old. As to the other accusations, we all know who the corrupt criminal is.

Sources

https://tcinla757.substack.com/p/poking-around-on-day-97

https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2025/04/23/trumps-job-rating-drops-key-policies-draw-majority-disapproval-as-he-nears-100-days/

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-lowest-100-day-approval-rating-80-years/story?id=121165473

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/28/trump-evangelicals-christians