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Yahoo
2 days ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
Trump tears into ‘biased' Fox News poll over approval rating of his border policies
President Donald Trump lashed out at Fox News Thursday after its most recent survey found his approval rating on one of his favorite issues — the U.S.-Mexico border — slipped slightly and is now hovering at just above 50 percent. Writing on Truth Social, Trump groused about what he called 'the crooked Fox News poll' and said the television network's polling has 'been biased against me for years' after the release of a June survey showing 53 percent of respondents approve of his handling of border security, compared with 46 percent who disapprove. The result is two points lower than an April survey by Fox showing 55 percent approved of his border handling with 40 percent disapproving, and a three-point drop compared to a March survey which revealed that 56 percent approved while 43 percent disapproved. Trump accused the poll, which was conducted as a joint operation of Democratic pollster Beacon Research and GOP pollster Shaw and Company Research, both widely respected survey firms, of being 'always wrong and negative' and suggested that his MAGA movement 'hates Fox News' because the polls aren't favorable enough to him. 'This has gone on for years, but they never change the incompetent polling company that does their work,' he said. He further opined that the 53 percent result showed in the recent survey is 'fake' and should be 'discredited' because 'the Border is miraculously perfect.' 'NOBODY WAS ABLE TO COME IN LAST MONTH. 60,000 people came in with Sleepy Joe in the same month last year. I hate FAKE pollsters, one of the Worst, but Fox will never change their discredited pollster,' he said. The same Fox News poll also shows Trump's approval rating underwater on other key issue areas. On immigration, just 46 percent of the 1,003 respondents contacted by phone or surveyed online said they approve of the president's performance, while 53 percent said they disapproved. Trump's numbers were even worse on foreign policy, showing a 42 percent approval rating versus 57 percent disapproval, and they slipped further on the pocketbook issues that powered his history-making return to the White House in last year's presidential election. When asked how to rate Trump's work on the economy thus far, just 40 percent of voters said they approved, while 58 percent gave him negative marks. Worse yet, just 34 percent said they approved of his performance on reducing inflation, while a whopping 64 percent — nearly two thirds of all U.S. voters — said they disapprove of his inflation handling. The president's 40 percent approval rating on the economy, while higher than the 38 percent rating found by Fox in their April 2025 poll, is still far lower than the ratings voters gave him during his first term in the White House. From 2017 through 2020, respondents in the Fox News poll never gave him an approval rating lower than 44 percent, the nadir of his first term reached in October 2017. By the last survey of his first term, in December 2020, 52 percent of voters approved of his handling of the economy compared with 45 percent who disapproved and four percent who said they did not know either way.
The Independent
2 days ago
- Politics
- The Independent
Trump tears into ‘biased' Fox News poll over approval rating of his border policies
President Donald Trump lashed out at Fox News Thursday after its most recent survey found his approval rating on one of his favorite issues — the U.S.-Mexico border — slipped slightly and is now hovering at just above 50 percent. Writing on Truth Social, Trump groused about what he called 'the crooked Fox News poll' and said the television network's polling has 'been biased against me for years' after the release of a June survey showing 53 percent of respondents approve of his handling of border security, compared with 46 percent who disapprove. The result is two points lower than an April survey by Fox showing 55 percent approved of his border handling with 40 percent disapproving, and a three-point drop compared to a March survey which revealed that 56 percent approved while 43 percent disapproved. Trump accused the poll, which was conducted as a joint operation of Democratic pollster Beacon Research and GOP pollster Shaw and Company Research, both widely respected survey firms, of being 'always wrong and negative' and suggested that his MAGA movement 'hates Fox News' because the polls aren't favorable enough to him. 'This has gone on for years, but they never change the incompetent polling company that does their work,' he said. He further opined that the 53 percent result showed in the recent survey is 'fake' and should be 'discredited' because 'the Border is miraculously perfect.' 'NOBODY WAS ABLE TO COME IN LAST MONTH. 60,000 people came in with Sleepy Joe in the same month last year. I hate FAKE pollsters, one of the Worst, but Fox will never change their discredited pollster,' he said. The same Fox News poll also shows Trump's approval rating underwater on other key issue areas. On immigration, just 46 percent of the 1,003 respondents contacted by phone or surveyed online said they approve of the president's performance, while 53 percent said they disapproved. Trump's numbers were even worse on foreign policy, showing a 42 percent approval rating versus 57 percent disapproval, and they slipped further on the pocketbook issues that powered his history-making return to the White House in last year's presidential election. When asked how to rate Trump's work on the economy thus far, just 40 percent of voters said they approved, while 58 percent gave him negative marks. Worse yet, just 34 percent said they approved of his performance on reducing inflation, while a whopping 64 percent — nearly two thirds of all U.S. voters — said they disapprove of his inflation handling. The president's 40 percent approval rating on the economy, while higher than the 38 percent rating found by Fox in their April 2025 poll, is still far lower than the ratings voters gave him during his first term in the White House. From 2017 through 2020, respondents in the Fox News poll never gave him an approval rating lower than 44 percent, the nadir of his first term reached in October 2017. By the last survey of his first term, in December 2020, 52 percent of voters approved of his handling of the economy compared with 45 percent who disapproved and four percent who said they did not know either way.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
New poll shows Trump's approval is high on this major policy issue
Many Americans are unhappy with President Donald Trump. But he continues to be popular when it comes to a core issue that dates to his first campaign 10 years ago, according to a new NBC News Decision Desk Poll run by SurveyMonkey. That issue that continues to be Trump's strength is immigration and border security, the NBC poll showed. Of those surveyed, 51% of adults approve of his handling of the issue. But there's not that big of a drop when it comes to those who disapprove, which is at 49%. Among voters, 9% see immigration as a top issue. The latest polling shows that 55% of adults over 18 years old disapprove of Trump's job in office, with 45% of adults in approval. NBC News added that these numbers have not changed since its April poll. Among Republicans, Trump saw an 89% approval rating, while 8% of Democrats said they approved of his second administration. Among independents, his approval stood at 35%. Pollsters also asked adults about what emotions best describe how they feel about the current administration. Out of all adults, 10% said they were 'thrilled,' 8% are 'happy,' 12% are satisfied, 18% hold a neutral position, 20% said they are dissatisfied, 9% are angry, and 23% said they are 'furious.' Among Democrats, 51% are 'furious,' according to the poll. Nearly half of that number (23%) among Republicans are happy with Trump's actions. A slight percentage more of independents are neutral (34%) about the president's actions, in contrast to independents who are dissatisfied (33%) with him. The poll was conducted between May 30 and June 10 among 19,410 adults. The estimated margin of error is plus or minus 2.1%. 'Awful, awful, awful': Polls show Trump's net approval is at its 'worst' Federal judge delays decision over Trump admin barring Harvard foreign students Trump administration considers adding 36 countries to travel ban Undeterred by protests, Trump tells ICE to step up deportations in Democratic-run cities Harvard's Monday court date will be important for international students. Here's why Read the original article on MassLive.
Forbes
3 days ago
- Business
- Forbes
Trump Approval Rating: Near 40% In Latest Surveys
President Donald Trump's approval rating was below 46% in a wave of new surveys this week, including one that found the majority of his voters don't want the U.S. military to get involved in the Israel-Iran conflict, as Trump has repeatedly threatened this week. President Donald Trump speaks to the press before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White ... More House on Friday April 25, 2025. June 17-13 net approval rating: An Economist/YouGov poll found 54% of voters disapprove of Trump's job performance, while 41% approve (the survey of 1,512 U.S. adults was conducted June 13-16 and has a 3.3-point margin of error). The survey also found Trump's approval rating is underwater when it comes to his handling of Iran, with 37% approving and 41% disapproving, while 60% of respondents, including 53% of 2024 Trump voters, say the U.S. should not get involved in the conflict between Israel and Iran, as Trump has repeatedly threatened U.S. military intervention. June 17-17: Trump's net approval rating improved two points in the latest Pew Research survey taken June 2-8, compared to the group's last poll in April, with the latest survey showing 41% approve and 58% disapprove (the survey of 5,044 U.S. adults has a 1.6-point margin of error). June 16-6: Trump's net approval rating dipped two points in Morning Consult's latest weekly survey of 2,207 registered U.S. voters (margin of error 2), with 46% approving and 52% disapproving of his job performance, numbers the pollster notes are on par with his ratings in April and early May, during a downward spiral that coincided with his shock tariffs. June 16-12: Trump's approval rating remained stagnant at 42% in a Reuters/Ipsos poll taken June 11-16, compared to the groups' May poll, but his disapproval rating increased two points, to 54%, in the latest survey of 4,258 U.S. adults (margin of error 2). June 16-4: Trump's approval rating declined one point, from 47% to 46%, in the latest Harvard CAPS/Harris survey, compared to the groups' poll taken last month, while 50% of respondents said they disapprove of his job performance (the online survey of 2,097 registered voters was conducted June 11-12 and has a 2.2-point margin of error). Trump's approval rating in the Harvard CAPS/Harris poll has dropped every month since February, when he had a 52% approval rating. Trump's approval rating for nine separate issues also declined from May to June, with less than half of voters saying they approve of each of them, with tariffs and trade policy receiving the lowest marks (41%) and immigration receiving the highest (49%). June 15-10 net approval rating: More than half, 55%, of voters said they disapprove of Trump's job performance and 45% said they approve in an NBC survey of 19,410 U.S. adults conducted May 30-June 10 (margin of error 2.1). June 11-16: Trump's approval rating dipped three points, to 38%, in Quinnipiac University's latest poll conducted June 5-9 among 1,265 registered voters (margin of error 2.8), compared to its previous poll in April, when he had a 41% approval rating, while his disapproval rating dropped one point, to 54%. The survey also found more voters, 57%, have an unfavorable opinion of Musk, while 53% have an unfavorable opinion of Trump, though more than half, 53%, oppose Trump's 'One Big Beautiful Bill Act' that was the source of Musk's rant against Trump last week. June 9-10: A CBS/YouGov poll conducted June 4-6 found 45% approve of Trump's job performance, while 55% disapprove (the poll of 2,428 U.S. adults has a, 2.4-point margin of error). In a separate, one-day YouGov survey conducted June 5, amid Trump's feud with Musk, the majority of 3,812 U.S. adults (52%) said they side with neither Musk nor Trump, while 28% said they side with Trump, 8% said they side with Musk and 11% said they aren't sure. June 9-4 net approval rating: Trump's approval rating improved one point, to 47%, in Morning Consult's weekly poll, while 51% disapprove of his job performance for the third week in a row (the survey of 1,867 registered U.S. voters has a 2-point margin of error). Trump's feud with Musk doesn't appear to have dented his approval ratings in the first two polls that overlapped with their public spat—though it's unclear how Americans perceive his response to protests in Los Angeles over his aggressive deportation push, as no reliable polling has been released since the protests began over the weekend. June 4-4: For the first time in two months, less than half (49%) of U.S. adults surveyed by the Economist/YouGov disapprove of Trump's job performance, compared to 45% who strongly or somewhat approve, representing a significant improvement from the groups' April 19-22 poll, when Trump had a net -13 approval rating (the latest poll of 1,610 U.S. adults conducted May 30-June 2 has a 3-point margin of error). June 2-5: Trump's approval rating dropped from 48% to 46% in this week's Morning Consult poll compared to its previous survey, while his disapproval rating was stagnant at 51% (the May 30-June 2 poll of 2,205 registered voters has a 2-point margin of error). May 27-3: Trump's approval rating stayed stagnant, at 48%, in Morning Consult's weekly poll released Tuesday, while his disapproval rating increased one point, to 51%, compared to last week's survey (the May 23-25 survey of 2,208 registered voters has a two-point margin of error). Trump had a 41% average approval rating during his first term, the lowest of any post-World War II president, though Biden was a close second with a 42% average approval rating, according to Gallup. -8: Trump's score improved one point, from 43% to 44%, in an Economist/YouGov survey of 1,660 U.S. adults conducted May 23-26 (margin of error 3.2) that found his disapproval rating stayed stagnant, at 52%, compared to the groups' survey last week. May 19-10: Trump's approval rating dipped to 42% in the latest Ipsos/Reuters survey of 1,024 U.S. adults taken May 16-18 (margin of error 3), a two-point decline from the groups' May 12-13 poll, while his disapproval rating held at 52%. The 42% approval rating matches Trump's lowest approval rating recorded by Reuters/Ipsos during his second term. May 19-8: Trump's approval rating, 43%, was unchanged in the Economist/YouGov poll of 1,710 U.S. adults conducted May 16-19 (margin of error 3.2) compared to the groups' previous poll earlier this month, while his disapproval rating (51%) ticked down one point. May 19-2: Trump's approval rating has improved two points, from 46% to 48%, and his disapproval rating has decreased two points, from 52% to 50%, in Morning Consult's most recent poll, compared to its previous weekly survey (the most recent poll of 2,208 registered voters taken May 16-19 has a 2-point margin of error). May 19-1: Trump's approval rating stands at 47% and his disapproval rating at 48% in a new Harvard CAPS/Harris poll that also found widespread approval of his trip to the Middle East last week, with 59% of voters supporting his efforts to have strong relations with Saudi Arabia and 59% approving of his removal of sanctions against the Syrian government (the May 14-15 survey of 1,903 registered voters has a 2.2-point margin of error). The poll found a three-point decrease in Trump's net approval rating compared to the groups' April survey. May 13-9: Trump's disapproval rating remained steady at 52%, while his approval rating ticked up one point, to 43%, in the Economist/YouGov's weekly survey of 1,786 adult citizens taken May 9-12 (margin of error 3), compared to their poll last week. May 12-6: Trump's standing with voters in Morning Consult's weekly poll was unchanged from last week, with 46% approving and 52% disapproving in the May 9-11 survey of 2,221 registered voters (margin of error 2). May 9-16: Trump's approval rating ticked up two points, to 41%, while his disapproval rating decreased by two points, to 57%, in an Associated Press/NORC survey of 1,175 adults taken May 1-5 compared to the groups' previous survey last month that found Trump with a net -20 disapproval rating (the latest poll has a margin of error of 4). May 6-6: Slightly more than half, 52%, disapprove of Trump, a rating unchanged from last week's Morning Consult poll, while 46% approve, a one-point increase, according to the survey of 2,263 registered voters conducted May 2-4 (margin of error 2), as voters' sentiment about his handling of the economy improved from a net -6 to net -2. May 6-10: An Economist/YouGov survey taken May 2-5 among 1,850 U.S. adults also found Trump has a 52% disapproval rating, and a 42% approval rating, marking the second week in a row Trump's approval rating did not fall after several weeks of decline (the poll has a margin of error of 3.5). The share of registered voters who say they identify with Trump's Make America Great Again movement has increased sharply during Trump's second term, according to NBC polling. A total of 36% of 1,000 registered voters polled March 7-11 said they consider themselves part of the MAGA coalition, compared to a 23% average in NBC's March polling and 27% in the network's 2024 polls (the most recent poll has a 3.1-point margin of error). 45%. That's Trump's average approval rating so far during his second term, higher than his 41% average approval rating throughout the duration of his first term, according to Gallup. 56%, according to Gallup's June 1-18 average. In the fifth month of his term, Trump is dealing with Israel's attacks on Iran and weighing whether to join the Israeli military campaign and strike Iran's nuclear facilities. At the same time, Congress is negotiating the terms of Trump's signature policy legislation that would enact some of his most significant campaign promises, including an extension of his 2017 tax cuts and tighter border controls, while his mass deportation push has prompted protests and numerous lawsuits. Trump's approval rating has declined since the start of his term, coinciding with his wide-ranging 'Liberation Day' tariffs he announced on April 2 against nearly all U.S. trading partners, though he has largely backed off most of the levies. Other big moments in Trump's presidency include the leak of U.S. military attack plans to Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg and his efforts to slash the federal workforce with the help of the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency. He's hosted several world leaders for explosive Oval Office sit downs, including South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, who Trump argued with over false claims that white farmers in the country were victims of a genocide, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in February. Trump and Vice President JD Vance berated the Ukrainian president in front of the media. Here's Where Medicaid Cuts Stand In Trump's Mega-Bill—As GOP Senators Want To Cut Even More (Forbes) Trump Announces Reciprocal Tariff Rates—54% For China, 20% On EU (Forbes) Iran Calls Trump Claim They Reached Out 'Despicable' (Forbes)
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Poll: Americans disapprove of Trump's performance as Republicans manage splits over spending plans
President Donald Trump's second-term approval rating remains stuck in negative territory, along with general attitudes toward his administration's policies, according to a new NBC News Decision Desk Poll powered by SurveyMonkey. But immigration and border security remains an exception, as the president tries to drive national attention back toward his strongest issue — though Americans are closely divided even on that area of relative strength. Americans' ratings of two of the other defining projects of Trump's second term, tariffs and the Department of Government Efficiency, are more negative. And as Congress works on another major Trump initiative, a massive tax and spending plan, the poll illustrates how Republicans must manage internal differences over competing priorities on taxes and government debt. A majority (55%) of all adults over 18 years old said they disapprove of the way Trump's handling his job as president, while 45% approve, unchanged from April's NBC News Stay Tuned Poll. While the overall number was stable, under the surface there are small signs of waning enthusiasm for the president, with the share of adults who strongly approve decreasing slightly since April. The share who strongly disapprove also fell slightly, though intense negative feelings remain stronger than intense positive feelings in this poll. Republicans were 5 percentage points less likely to say that they strongly support the president compared to April, with much of this movement coming from Republicans who say they identify as being part of the MAGA movement moving into the 'somewhat approve' category. The poll was conducted May 30-June 10, surveying 19,410 adults online nationwide with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.1 percentage points. When asked to identify emotions about the president and his actions, fewer MAGA supporters picked 'thrilled' compared to April, too. Thirty-seven percent said they're thrilled about the actions the Trump administration has taken so far during its term, down from 46% in April. In contrast, a majority (51%) of Democrats say they are 'furious' at the Trump administration's actions, showing a disparity in the intensity of feeling between the two parties. Indeed, Republicans shifted 7 percentage points away from being thrilled toward more neutral feelings about the president since April. This type of intensity gap has played a major role in past nonpresidential election cycles, and it may prove notable in off-cycle elections in New Jersey and Virginia this November, which generally see relatively lower turnout. Congressional Republicans and Trump will want to drive up enthusiasm among their base as they prepare to defend seats in the 2026 midterm elections. A majority of independents said they feel dissatisfied, angry or furious with the actions of the administration. That's reflected in independents' approval rating of the president, with 65% saying they disapprove of his performance. A majority of Americans said they approve of Trump's handling of border security and immigration, though the public is closely split on even his strongest issue, with 51% approving of his handling of immigration and border security and 49% disapproving. While the survey was being conducted, Trump deployed National Guard troops and Marines to the Los Angeles area due to mounting protests over Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity in the county. He has spoken repeatedly about the issue in recent days. While the public overall is divided on Trump's immigration policy, his base is motivated by the issue and his handling of it. While 9% of Americans overall said immigration is the issue that matters most to them right now, 20% of MAGA supporters said immigration is the most important issue, second only to the economy. Trump's overall numbers on immigration were similar to the April poll, but Republicans, MAGA Republicans and independents were all slightly more likely to say now that they strongly approve of the way Trump is handling border security and immigration. In recent months, the administration's immigration policies have overlapped with its higher education policies, especially those aimed at foreign students across the United States. The poll found a majority of Americans disapprove of Trump's handling of issues related to college and universities, with 56% disapproving of Trump's actions toward universities, including a 42% plurality who said they strongly disapprove. Trump's base, however, strongly approves of his handling of universities. MAGA supporters overwhelmingly approve, including 72% who said they strongly approve. Most Republicans also approve, including 57% who strongly approve of Trump's handling of the issue. On the question of how institutions like Harvard University affect the U.S., a plurality of Americans said they help the country (44%) and about a quarter (24%) said they hurt the country. Another 31% said colleges and universities like Harvard are not making a difference. Harvard has been at the forefront of legal battles with the Trump administration over grant money and the ability to enroll foreign students. A majority of MAGA supporters (65%) and Republicans (53%) said universities like Harvard are mostly hurting the country, whereas three-quarters of Democrats said they help the country. Among independents, 46% said colleges and universities aren't making a difference and 42% said they're helping the country. Americans gave Trump negative ratings on how he's handling several other issues, including tariffs (40% approve, 60% disapprove), cost of living and inflation (39%-61%) and diversity, equity and inclusion efforts (44%-56%). A slight majority of Americans (51%) said maintaining current spending levels on programs like Medicaid is the most important matter as Congress considers Trump-backed budget legislation this year. But it's closely split, within the margin of error, against a combined 49% who say a pair of Republican-aligned priorities are most important to them. The poll also illustrates how Republicans are trying to balance priorities and the demands of different parts of their narrow congressional majorities as they design the package. Mirroring the divisions among the Republican lawmakers negotiating the bill, 40% of Republicans said they care most about ensuring the national debt is reduced, while an almost identical share (39%) said they care most about continuing and expanding income tax cuts and credits enacted in 2017 by Trump. Another 2 in 10 Republicans said maintaining current spending is their most important budget priority. The findings come after a brief but explosive online feud between Trump and his former billionaire adviser, Elon Musk, who tarred the Republican legislation as a 'disgusting abomination' over its spending levels. Several Republican senators have also expressed concerns about spending levels in the bill, even while backing the idea of extending the 2017 tax breaks and enacting some new ones. Senate Republicans, who have a 53-seat majority, are aiming to pass their version of the legislation by July. Democrats surveyed in the poll overwhelmingly said their priority is maintaining current spending levels on programs like Medicaid (79%), as do a slight majority of independents (53%). Meanwhile, Americans' assessment of Musk's efforts with DOGE to reduce spending and the size of the federal government declined slightly since April. In the most recent survey, 44% rated it as a success or partial success, down from 47%, while 56% rated it a failure or partial failure, up from 52%. The change included an erosion among Trump's most fervent supporters on DOGE, with 49% of MAGA supporters now saying the effort is a success, down from 66% in April. The survey was in the field during Trump and Musk's recent feud, though the results on this question did not change appreciably over time. Economic ratings remain lukewarm: 45% of Americans said their personal financial situation is the same as one year ago and 34% said it's worse. Another 21% said they're financially better off than they were a year ago. The findings were almost identical in April. A bare majority of Americans (51%) think Trump's tariffs will make their personal finances worse in the next year. This number is slightly down from April, and most groups shifted toward saying that the tariff policies will result in their finances being 'about the same.' That finding comes as inflation was largely steady in May, with the impact of many on-again, off-again tariffs and ongoing negotiations with trade partners still unclear. The NBC News Decision Desk Poll is powered by SurveyMonkey. It was conducted online May 30-June 10 among a national sample of 19,410 adults ages 18 and over. Reported percentages exclude item nonresponse and round to the nearest percentage point. The estimated margin of error for this survey among all adults is plus or minus 2.1 percentage points. This article was originally published on
