Even Trump’s supporters are losing confidence as his approval plunges to 30%
Donald Trump has plenty of critics. That’s hardly breaking news. What’s more unusual is when some of his staunch supporters start feeling less optimistic about his presidency.
Donald Trump has plenty of critics. That’s hardly breaking news. What’s more unusual is when some of his staunch supporters start feeling less optimistic about his presidency.
A new poll suggests that confidence in the US economy has weakened even among Americans who generally approve of the president and voted for him.
Back in February 2025, 46% of Trump’s supporters believed the economy would improve over the following year. Today, that figure stands at just 13%. That’s some drop.
For a president who has spent much of his political career presenting himself as the guy who knows how money works, that’s not an especially encouraging trend.
The survey, conducted by the American Research Group between June 16 and June 20, found that just 30% of Americans approve of Trump’s performance in office, while 66% – a full two thirds of those asked – disapprove.
If 30% sounds low, that’s because it is. The figure represents the lowest approval rating recorded by the pollster during Trump’s second term.
One poll doesn’t tell the whole story, of course. The good news for Trump is that most other national surveys place him a tiny bit higher than that.
The less good news is that they all tend to point in broadly the same direction, with significantly more Americans disapproving of his performance than approving.
Things become even trickier when the conversation turns to the economy. Trump’s supposed trump card.
According to the survey, just 26% approve of Trump’s handling of economic issues, while 70% disapprove. For comparison, the same pollster recorded a 41% economic approval rating for Trump in June 2018 during his first term.
That’s the very real challenge facing the White House at the moment. Voters might disagree about almost everything else, but plenty appear to agree on one thing: they aren’t feeling particularly upbeat about the economy.