Trump Approval Falls to Record-Low 34% as 59% Strongly Disapprove
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Updated · The Daily Beast · May 29
Trump Approval Falls to Record-Low 34% as 59% Strongly Disapprove
6 articles · Updated · The Daily Beast · May 29
An Economist/YouGov poll put Donald Trump’s approval at 34%, his lowest ever, with 59% saying they strongly disapprove and his net approval at a record low across both terms.
The slide reflects erosion in groups central to his 2024 win: a CBS News poll found 54% of white working-class voters now disapprove, despite 66% backing him in 2024.
Latino support has also weakened, with 25% of Latino voters who backed Trump in 2024 saying they would no longer vote for him.
JD Vance now runs 2 points ahead of Trump in approval, while the White House dismissed the poll by pointing to Trump’s nearly 80 million votes in the Nov. 5, 2024 election.
YouGov said Trump’s current rating is lower than any approval mark recorded during Joe Biden’s presidency, underscoring a broader collapse in public standing.
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