After 100 days, Trump has lowest rating among presidents in last 80 years

This is according to a new ABC/Washington Post poll conducted by Langer Research Associates with the support of Ipsos, Ukrinform reports.

Thus, Trump’s job approval rating has dropped from 45% in February to 39% now. It almost corresponds to his (Trump’s) average (40%) for the first term. The current level of support is the lowest after 100 days in office since the days of President Harry Truman.

Specifically, 39% of respondents said they approve of Trump’s job performance as president, while 55% said they disapprove.

By another measure, 83% of Republicans said they approve of Trump’s job performance, while 93% of Democrats and 60% of independents said they disapprove.

Among people who voted for him in November, only 6% said they now regret it, while 94% said it was the right decision.

The most threatening thing for Trump, given his promise of economic growth, is the level of negative views of the economy: 72% said they think it is very likely or somewhat likely that his economic policies will cause a recession in the short term. Also, 73% said the economy is in bad shape, and 53% said it has gotten worse since Trump took office.

Regarding global tariffs, 64% of respondents said they disapprove of their introduction; regarding the economy as a whole and U.S. relations with other countries, 61% said they disapprove; regarding concern for the interests of ordinary Americans, 58% said they disapprove; and regarding the management of the federal government, 57% said they disapprove of Trump’s work.

In addition, 49% to 34% of respondents said that Trump has weakened rather than strengthened U.S. leadership in the world. Although this is still a negative indicator, it is better than the result of his predecessor Joe Biden (48%-23%) on the same issue in 2022, the report said.

46% of respondents said Trump’s approach to Russia is too friendly, while 11% said it is too confrontational, and 40% said it is about right. This is similar to the results of a survey conducted in January 2017.

The publication notes that this poll was completed before the administration began pressuring Ukraine last week to accept a ceasefire agreement favorable to Russia.

The ABC News/Washington Post/Ipsos poll was conducted online using the Ipsos KnowledgePanel® probability method April 18-22, 2025 in English and Spanish among a random national sample of 2,464 adults. The party breakdown is 30%-30%-29%, Democrats-Republicans-Independents. The results have a margin of error of plus or minus 2 percentage points.

As Ukrinform reported, US President Donald Trump promised his Estonian counterpart Alar Karis after the Pope’s funeral in Rome that Washington would remain a mediator in the peace process between Ukraine and Russia.

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