A recent poll suggests that U.S. President Donald Trump’s approval rating has hit the lowest level for any newly elected president at the 100-day mark in more than seven decades.
The poll was jointly organized by ABC, The Washington Post and market research and consulting company Ipsos. The poll results, released on Sunday, showed that 39 percent of respondents approve of Trump’s handling of the presidency, a drop of 6 percentage points from February, and 55 percent disapprove of Trump’s performance in office.
Notably, only 21 percent of respondents said they “strongly” approve of Trump’s handling of the presidency, which is the lowest proportion since he took office, while those who expressed “strong” opposition are about twice as many, reaching 44 percent.
According to the polls, 72 percent of respondents said they believe Trump’s economic policies are “very” or “somewhat” likely to cause a recession in the short term, and 73 percent said the economy is in a bad state.
Meanwhile, 53 percent said the economy had gotten worse since Trump took office, and 41 percent said their own financial situation had worsened.
Over 70 percent of respondents said they believe Trump’s tariff policy is a negative factor in rising prices. On tariff issues, 64 percent voiced no support for Trump’s policies, and 61 percent said they do not support the Trump administration’s approach on the overall economy and the relationship between the United States and other countries.
According to the results of a separate CNN/SSRS poll released on Sunday, after nearly 100 days in office, Trump’s approval rating is 41 percent, a 4-percentage point drop from Trump’s approval rating in March and a 7-percentage point drop from the end of February.
Only 22 percent of respondents said they “strongly approve of” Trump’s performance in office, a new low, while the number of respondents who said they “strongly disapprove of” Trump’s performance is about 45 percent.
CNN said that the reason for the drop of Trump’s approval rating on economic issues since early March is his tariff policy, which has triggered stock market fluctuations and concerns about rising prices.
