President Donald Trump’s job approval fell to 32% in the latest Reuters/Ipsos survey — the lowest of his second term, Reuters reported Monday. The poll, conducted Sept. 18–20 among 1,023 U.S. adults nationwide, carries a 3-percentage-point margin of error.
The decline was sharp: Trump’s approval stood at 36% in an Aug. 4–5 survey and 39% in July, according to Reuters. A separate CNN poll released Sunday put Trump’s approval at 37%, down from 42% in August, according to Yahoo News.
The economy was the dominant issue: 45% of respondents named the economy, unemployment and jobs as their top concern — the largest share of any issue category. Sixty-nine percent said the economy is on the wrong track, and roughly three in five said they disapprove of Trump’s handling of the economy specifically, according to Reuters.
The Reuters reading marks a steady erosion from the start of the second term: Trump began the year around 47% approval, according to Yahoo News. A president at 32% approval entering the final quarter of his first year in office has limited political capital for the fights ahead: the media-access lawsuit, the deportation expansion, the UN diplomacy push, and the AI regulation debate all land while public judgment is souring. The economy — not immigration or foreign policy — is what’s driving the decline, per the poll’s own issue rankings.
Sources: Reuters via WIXX, Yahoo News