04/30/2025

Americans Weigh in on Trump's First 100 Days in Office

His job approval rating has slipped to 42 percent

At the 100-day mark of President Donald Trump's second term in office, a plurality of Americans give his performance a failing grade. While Trump’s “F” rating is due mainly to the perceptions of most Democrats and a plurality of independents, a majority of Americans, overall, disapprove of the president’s job performance.

On the specific issues of the economy, tariffs, foreign policy and immigration, Trump’s approval ratings are upside down. To compound matters for the president, a slim majority of Americans describe the direction in which he is moving the nation as change for the worse; six in ten say the nation’s current economic conditions are a result of Trump’s policies, and a majority of Americans think that placing tariffs on imports will hurt the U.S. economy.

Driven mainly by Democrats (80 percent), 45 percent of Americans give Trump a grade of an “F” as he marks his 100 days back in office. Twenty-three percent give him an “A,” and 17 percent give Trump a “B.” The president receives a “C” from 8 percent and gets a grade of a “D” from 7 percent. Among Republicans, 54 percent give Trump a grade of an “A,” and an additional 29 percent give him a “B.” Nearly half of independents (49 percent) give Trump a failing grade.

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