While Trump鈥檚 overall approval is near record lows one year into his second stint at the White House, a closer look at some key issues reveals that there are significant differences in how Americans rate the president鈥檚 handling of different challenges, both domestically and internationally.
The first thing that meets the eye is that the polling averages calculated by find just one issue with a positive net approval, which is the way that Trump handled the Gaza conflict, where he helped broker a ceasefire. Apart from that, Trump鈥檚 approval is underwater across the board, with inflation standing out as the issue that Trump handled particularly badly. While Trump has repeatedly stated that 鈥減rices are way down鈥 and that there is virtually 鈥no inflation鈥, high prices and low affordability are still the biggest pain points for millions of Americans, who aren鈥檛 happy with their president simply denying that there is a problem.
Other issues that Trump scores particularly badly in are the Russia-Ukraine war, which Trump vowed to end on day one, and the economy, which has yet to show signs of the boom that Trump promised during his campaign. The president鈥檚 foreign policy is also relatively unpopular, with many Americans unhappy of the way Trump and his administration treat long-standing allies of the United States. The reviews are slightly more mixed for Trump鈥檚 handling of crime and immigration. While his supporters approve of the rigorous immigration crackdown led by a reinforced ICE, , acting too forceful and without accountability.
