Trump's Approval Rating Falls to 33%, Lowest since Inauguration: Poll
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- August, 18, 2026 - 10:41
Thirty-three percent of respondents approve of Trump's performance as president, while 64% disapprove. The remaining respondents did not answer, TASS reported.
Eighty percent of those surveyed believe the US-Iran conflict will be prolonged, while 16% expect it to end within several weeks.
According to polls regularly conducted by Reuters and Ipsos, the US president's approval rating had previously not fallen below 34% during his second term. It reached that level in June and April of this year. Trump's highest approval rating during his second term was recorded in January 2025, when 47% of respondents viewed his performance positively. During Trump's first presidential term, his approval rating fell to 33% in December 2017.
The poll was conducted from August 14 to 17 among 1,166 U S adults.