President Donald Trump's approval rating has plummeted to the lowest level of his current term for reasons including his handling of the nation's cost of living and an unpopular ongoing war with Iran, according to a recent poll.
Just 34% of Americans approve of the job Trump is doing, a Reuters/Ipsos four-day poll released April 28 found.
The survey showed Trump's overall approval sliding 2 percentage points, down from 36% in a prior Reuters/Ipsos survey, which the outlet reported was conducted April 15-20.
"The majority of responses were gathered prior to the Saturday night shooting at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner, where Trump was due to speak," Reuters wrote in its report. Federal prosecutors have charged the suspect in the case with charges including attempted assasination of a president.
An earlier survey released April 21, showed that 36% of Americans approved of Trump's job performance. Voters gave the president a similar rating in a Reuters poll released March 23, USA TODAY previously reported.
The poll was conducted online and surveyed 1,014 U.S. adults nationwide. It had a margin of error of about 3 percentage points.
Since taking office in January 2025 − when 47% of Americans approved of his work in the White House, Trump's popularity has continued to drop.
