Do Americans Support President Trump’s Approach?

Four months in to the Trump Administration take 2, and it has been a whirlwind of activity. It is nearly impossible to keep up with everything that is happening.

Given the volume and frequency of change it is tough to pinpoint exactly how the American public views the President’s approach but there are numbers you can pull together to get a sense of where they stand. For example, the Real Clear Politics average of the President’s job performance shows that the first three months were not stellar for the President, with his approval going from about 51% at the end of January to 45% at the end of April, while disapproval went from 44% to 52%. Over the past month disapproval dropped to about 50%, while his approval rose to 47%. Not massive movements in the past 30 days, but clearly the negative momentum stalled and a slight rebound has happen over the first three weeks of the month

We just passed month four of Trump Regime 2.0, and it’s been a bit of a ride so far. What has been happening so far is not just “flooding the zone” it’s been more “drown everyone”. It is tough to keep up or know where to focus. Sadly it seems to be somewhat working. Those pushing back are having trouble knowing where and how, and the general public is often times more confused with anything given the difficulty of access to easy to find and credible information about what is actually happening versus what is spin or being labeled as overreaction.

While there is no one number that shows exactly where the public stand’s on the President so far, one decent stand in is to look at his overall approval. Using the Real Clear Politics average, the first three months was not great for the President with approval going from about 51% at the end of January to 45% at the end of April, while disapproval went from 44% to 52%. Over the past month disapproval dropped to about 50%, while his approval rose to 47%. Not massive movements in the past 30 days, but clearly the negative momentum stalled and a slight rebound has happened (at least through the first 20ish days of May).

Outside of the overall approval, taking a look at some of the specific issues that the Trump regime has been focusing on, often gives a little more depth and understanding to where the public sits.

Policy Approvals

When asked what percent of Trump’s approach they approve of (versus just a straight up, do you approve?) we find that Americans, on average, are very torn on his approach to border protection and immigration. At the same time, Americans lean towards opposing his approaches to DEI and the economy.

Breakdown of Views

The general divisions are not just in the averages but also when we look at the breakdown of the scores. Trump’s approach to border protection is the most divided with 28% of Americans supporting 80% or more of his approach, with 26% supporting 20% or less. On immigration the split is similar with 28% supporting 80% or more of the approach, while 26% support 20% or less.

On immigration the split is similar with 28% supporting 80% or more of the approach, while 26% support 20% or less.

The President’s approach to DEI has a more negative view overall, and even among his 2024 voters.

On the economy, the President receives the lowest level of support.