Trump's Approval Rating Hits Yet Another Record Low
President Donald Trump's approval rating has fallen to yet another low since his return to the White House, according to a new Economist/YouGov poll, which also found that just 1 in 3 Americans approve of his job performance.
The survey, released August 11, found that 33% of Americans approve of Trump's performance, down 3 percentage points from the previous week. This marks the lowest approval rating the president has seen in YouGov tracking since he returned to office in 2025.Apart from his continued slump in the polls, a majority of Americans, 60%, said they perceived the president as "not honest and trustworthy". According to the newest poll, 65% of respondents said the country is headed in the wrong direction, up 2 percentage points from the Economist/YouGov's poll in late July.The latest poll also found that Trump's age continues to concern the American public, with 53% saying they believed the 80-year-old president was too old to be in the White House.The Economist/YouGov poll was conducted August 7-10 among 1,589 US adults. The poll's margin of error was plus or minus 3.2 percentage points.
Aside from Trump's continued struggles with his approval rating, a majority of respondents in the newest poll also said they believed the president is using his presidential powers for his own benefit.According to the Economist/YouGov poll, 61% of respondents said they believed Trump was using his office for personal gain, and 55% said they believed the president was using the Department of Justice to go after his political enemies.
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