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| Boilerpipe Text | If
Donald Trump
is making America great again, then someone really should inform America, because according to a slew of unflattering polling this week, most Americans don’t appear convinced.
A record 53% of Americans now say their economic situation is getting worse,
according
to a Gallup poll conducted in early April, the first time a majority of Americans have felt that way since 2001. Meanwhile, just 37% of US adults approve of Trump’s handling of the economy—the worst Trump has ever performed on that front, according to a Reuters/Ipsos
poll
. And, perhaps most bruising for Trump himself: His favorite news network, Fox, is out with a new
poll
showing that, as he approaches his 100-day mark, Trump's approval rating is now just 44%—lower than
Joe Biden
,
Barack Obama
, and
George W. Bush
were at this point in their own presidencies.
Trump responded to this feedback from the American people with characteristic restraint and contrition. Just kidding. He
lashed out
on Truth Social, lobbying for media magnate
Rupert Murdoch
to fire his “Hating, Fake Pollster” at Fox. “While he’s at it, he should start making changes at the China Loving Wall Street Journal. It sucks!!!” Trump wrote.
The Fox poll, conducted April 18-21, reveals that the only issue on which the majority of registered voters (55%) approve of Trump’s performance is on border security. On every other issue, he’s underwater. Voters’ outlook on Trump is particularly bleak when it comes to economic issues, where his approval ratings for his handling of inflation, tariffs, taxes, and the economy writ large hover between 33% and 38%. Only 28% of registered voters feel like the economy is getting better, slightly lower than around this time last year.
Overall, more than half (51%) of registered voters in the Fox poll say Trump’s policies are hurting the country, while just 40% say they’re helping it. Even on immigration, which is one of the administration’s most favorable issues, just 47% approve of Trump’s performance, compared to 48% who disapprove.
In January, according to Gallup, 68% of respondents thought the stock market would go up over the next six months. Now, 58% think it will decline.
Trump promised to usher in a “golden age” of prosperity. It's landing more like lead.
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# Trump’s Approval Rating Is Steadily Tanking, Even Worse Than 100 Day-Marks for Biden, Obama, or Bush
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You can probably guess how he feels about the polling (though of course he says the numbers are “fake”).

By [Issie Lapowsky](https://www.vanityfair.com/contributor/issie-lapowsky)
April 24, 2025

US President Donald Trump looks on as he hosts the annual Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House on April 21, 2025, in Washington, DC. According to the US National Park Service, the egg roll tradition dates back to 1878 when President Rutherford B. Hayes invited children to roll Easter eggs on the White House grounds. Children previously rolled eggs down a hill at the US Capitol in the early 1870s, but a law was passed in 1876 forbidding the Capitol property from being used due to the toll on the lawn. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/Getty Images
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If **Donald Trump** is making America great again, then someone really should inform America, because according to a slew of unflattering polling this week, most Americans don’t appear convinced.
A record 53% of Americans now say their economic situation is getting worse, [according](https://news.gallup.com/poll/659630/americans-economic-financial-expectations-sink-april.aspx) to a Gallup poll conducted in early April, the first time a majority of Americans have felt that way since 2001. Meanwhile, just 37% of US adults approve of Trump’s handling of the economy—the worst Trump has ever performed on that front, according to a Reuters/Ipsos [poll](https://www.reuters.com/world/us/americans-sour-trumps-handling-economy-reutersipsos-poll-finds-2025-04-23/). And, perhaps most bruising for Trump himself: His favorite news network, Fox, is out with a new [poll](https://www.foxnews.com/official-polls/fox-news-poll-first-100-days-president-trumps-second-term) showing that, as he approaches his 100-day mark, Trump's approval rating is now just 44%—lower than **Joe Biden**, **Barack Obama**, and **George W. Bush** were at this point in their own presidencies.
Trump responded to this feedback from the American people with characteristic restraint and contrition. Just kidding. He [lashed out](https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/114393275364471638) on Truth Social, lobbying for media magnate **Rupert Murdoch** to fire his “Hating, Fake Pollster” at Fox. “While he’s at it, he should start making changes at the China Loving Wall Street Journal. It sucks!!!” Trump wrote.
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The Fox poll, conducted April 18-21, reveals that the only issue on which the majority of registered voters (55%) approve of Trump’s performance is on border security. On every other issue, he’s underwater. Voters’ outlook on Trump is particularly bleak when it comes to economic issues, where his approval ratings for his handling of inflation, tariffs, taxes, and the economy writ large hover between 33% and 38%. Only 28% of registered voters feel like the economy is getting better, slightly lower than around this time last year.
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Overall, more than half (51%) of registered voters in the Fox poll say Trump’s policies are hurting the country, while just 40% say they’re helping it. Even on immigration, which is one of the administration’s most favorable issues, just 47% approve of Trump’s performance, compared to 48% who disapprove.
In January, according to Gallup, 68% of respondents thought the stock market would go up over the next six months. Now, 58% think it will decline.
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| Readable Markdown | If **Donald Trump** is making America great again, then someone really should inform America, because according to a slew of unflattering polling this week, most Americans don’t appear convinced.
A record 53% of Americans now say their economic situation is getting worse, [according](https://news.gallup.com/poll/659630/americans-economic-financial-expectations-sink-april.aspx) to a Gallup poll conducted in early April, the first time a majority of Americans have felt that way since 2001. Meanwhile, just 37% of US adults approve of Trump’s handling of the economy—the worst Trump has ever performed on that front, according to a Reuters/Ipsos [poll](https://www.reuters.com/world/us/americans-sour-trumps-handling-economy-reutersipsos-poll-finds-2025-04-23/). And, perhaps most bruising for Trump himself: His favorite news network, Fox, is out with a new [poll](https://www.foxnews.com/official-polls/fox-news-poll-first-100-days-president-trumps-second-term) showing that, as he approaches his 100-day mark, Trump's approval rating is now just 44%—lower than **Joe Biden**, **Barack Obama**, and **George W. Bush** were at this point in their own presidencies.
Trump responded to this feedback from the American people with characteristic restraint and contrition. Just kidding. He [lashed out](https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/114393275364471638) on Truth Social, lobbying for media magnate **Rupert Murdoch** to fire his “Hating, Fake Pollster” at Fox. “While he’s at it, he should start making changes at the China Loving Wall Street Journal. It sucks!!!” Trump wrote.
The Fox poll, conducted April 18-21, reveals that the only issue on which the majority of registered voters (55%) approve of Trump’s performance is on border security. On every other issue, he’s underwater. Voters’ outlook on Trump is particularly bleak when it comes to economic issues, where his approval ratings for his handling of inflation, tariffs, taxes, and the economy writ large hover between 33% and 38%. Only 28% of registered voters feel like the economy is getting better, slightly lower than around this time last year.
Overall, more than half (51%) of registered voters in the Fox poll say Trump’s policies are hurting the country, while just 40% say they’re helping it. Even on immigration, which is one of the administration’s most favorable issues, just 47% approve of Trump’s performance, compared to 48% who disapprove.
In January, according to Gallup, 68% of respondents thought the stock market would go up over the next six months. Now, 58% think it will decline.
Trump promised to usher in a “golden age” of prosperity. It's landing more like lead.
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