President Donald Trump’s approval rating has dropped to the lowest point of his current term, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll completed on Monday. The four-day nationwide online survey recorded 34% of respondents saying they approve of the president’s performance, down from 36% in the previous Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted April 15 to 20.
The poll’s timeline means most answers were collected before a Saturday night incident at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, where the president had been scheduled to speak. Federal prosecutors have charged the accused shooter with attempting to assassinate the president.
Public backing for the president has trended downward since he took office in January 2025, when 47% of Americans approved of his job performance. The recent slide in popularity has coincided with an armed conflict that began on February 28, when the United States and Israel launched a war against Iran - a confrontation that the poll associates with a rise in gasoline prices.
Voters appear particularly dissatisfied with Trump’s handling of cost-of-living issues. Only 22% of respondents approved of his performance on the cost of living, down from 25% in the earlier Reuters/Ipsos survey. The poll indicates that concerns about everyday expenses are a significant factor in overall ratings.
The survey was conducted online across the United States and collected responses from 1,014 adults. The reported margin of error for the national sample is 3 percentage points.
Contextual notes:
- The four-day poll was completed on Monday and records a decline from the prior mid-April survey.
- Most responses predate the Saturday night shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner; prosecutors have since charged the accused shooter with attempting to assassinate the president.
- Approval on management of the cost of living is notably low at 22%.
This polling snapshot underlines shifting public sentiment in the months since the president assumed office in January 2025 and highlights immediate issues flagged by respondents: elevated gasoline prices linked in the poll to the February 28 outbreak of war involving the U.S. and Israel, and a recent high-profile security incident tied to a White House event.