The Daily Populous Thursday April 24th, 2025 morning edition
Authored by al.com and submitted by plz-let-me-in

Can it get any worse for Donald Trump?

A new poll released Wednesday shows Trump’s job approval is lower at this point of his term than the man he branded the “worst president in history.”

Trump’s net approval rating is -13, down 3 percentage points from last week and a massive 19-percentage point swing from the +6 rating at the start of his second term, according to the YouGov/Economist poll.

% of U.S. adult citizens who approve | disapprove of Trump's job performance

Start of term 49% | 43%https://t.co/WtvQg445cbhttps://t.co/ebttGWv3xKhttps://t.co/IYThoDLsGu pic.twitter.com/fnhRux43ts — YouGov America (@YouGovAmerica) April 23, 2025

While Trump has repeatedly referred to his predecessor, Joe Biden, as the “worst president in history,” Biden didn’t have a lower net approval than Trump at this point of his presidency.

In fact, Biden was in positive territory at +11, according to the YouGov/Economist poll.

Joe Biden's approval rating was markedly higher than Donald Trump's second term at this point in their presidencies.YouGov/Economist poll

Trump’s approval rating is dropping in part to Americans souring on his handling of immigration.

The president polled at +11 approval on that issue at the start of his second term.

Now, Trump’s numbers are in freefall on immigration, where his approval is -5, the poll found.

Net approval for Donald Trump's handling of immigration at this stage of...

• Trump's current term -5 (start of term +11)

• Trump's first term -4https://t.co/pl0SieW3zehttps://t.co/vwUNkR0ZRd pic.twitter.com/z9iG7bCJNp — YouGov America (@YouGovAmerica) April 23, 2025

Overall, just 41% of U.S. adults approve of how Trump is handling his job compared to 54% who disapprove.

At the start of his second term, Trump’s job approval was in positive territory, with 49% of those polled approving of his job compared to 43% who disapproved.

The YouGov/Economist poll was released on the heels of a Reuters/Ipsos survey that found just 42% of respondents approve of how Trump is handling his job -- the lowest mark in that poll since he began his new term Jan. 20.

SKIP_2mylou on April 23rd, 2025 at 17:21 UTC »

I'm shocked that reelecting the worst president in history has gone so poorly.

TintedApostle on April 23rd, 2025 at 16:59 UTC »

because he is the worst president in history - again.

sugarlessdeathbear on April 23rd, 2025 at 16:59 UTC »

Article writers please note this would make Trump the worst president in history, aside from all the other things that qualify him for that.