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Trump’s approval dips to 37%, breaking a historic trend

Denver7 · 🇮🇷 public Iran · · 190 words · By Scripps News Group
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What to know about Trump’s approval dips to 37%, breaking a historic trend

President Donald Trump’s approval rating is at its lowest point of his second term.

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What happened

President Donald Trump’s approval rating is at its lowest point of his second term.

Why it matters

According to the latest New York Times/Siena College poll, his job approval stands at 37%.

Common ground

That is the lowest number recorded in any survey conducted by the two organizations.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 8 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “President Donald Trump’s approval rating is at its lowest point of his second term.”
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Multiple independent sources (Flipboard, and two separate web search results) explicitly state that Donald Trump's approval rating has hit its lowest point of his second term.
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web search NEUTRAL — In the United States, presidential job approval ratings were first conducted by George Gallup (estimated to be 1937) to gauge public support for the president of the United States during their term.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_app…
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web search NEUTRAL — Donald Trump’s approval rating has fallen to its lowest point of his second term, amid mounting frustration over the cost of living and the US-Israel war on Iran. As November’s US midterm elections lo…
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/18/donald-trump…
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web search NEUTRAL — President Donald Trump’s approval rating has dropped one percentage point, to 40 percent, the lowest yet of his second presidential term, according to a fresh poll.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-approval-rating-si…
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Claim 2: “The four-point drop in overall approval since January is historic”
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The claim is mentioned in the context of the al.com report (a four-point drop since January), but there is no independent corroboration from other sources regarding the 'historic' nature or the specific point drop.
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web search NEUTRAL — Stay informed and read the latest breaking news and updates on Donald Trump from AP News, the definitive source for independent journalism.
https://apnews.com/hub/donald-trump
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web search NEUTRAL — Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump
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web search NEUTRAL — After a landslide election victory in 2024, President Donald J. Trump is returning to the White House to build upon his previous successes and use his mandate to reject the extremist policies of...
https://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/donald-j-trump/
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Claim 3: “According to the latest New York Times/Siena College poll, his job approval stands at 37%.”
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Three independent sources (nj.com, The Mirror US, and a third news report) all confirm that a New York Times/Siena College poll placed his job approval at 37%.
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web search NEUTRAL — A New York Times/Siena poll out Monday found that Trump’s job approval rating stands at 37%, the lowest number recorded in any of the surveys conducted by the two entities across both of his terms.
https://www.nj.com/politics/2026/05/trump-in-new-political-t…
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web search NEUTRAL — President Trump took a major blow Monday after The New York Times released the results of a poll conducted with Siena College, which found that his approval rating had dropped to a second-term low of …
https://www.themirror.com/news/politics/trump-hits-new-low-d…
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web search NEUTRAL — Trump’s record-low approval rating mirrors results from other polls. A CNN/SSRS poll found Trump’s approval rating is around 35 percent.
https://www.aol.co.uk/articles/trump-approval-hits-second-te…
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Claim 4: “The poll found that just 30% of Americans believe the war in Iran was a good decision, compared to 64% who disagree.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of generic landing pages for Google News, ABC15, and AP News, with no specific data regarding a poll on the war in Iran.
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web search NEUTRAL — Comprehensive up-to-date news coverage, aggregated from sources all over the world by Google News.
https://news.google.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Arizona’s source for breaking news, weather, traffic and in-depth investigations from ABC15 Arizona in Phoenix.
https://www.abc15.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Police say a shooting at a San Diego mosque has killed three men and both shooters are dead. San Diego’s police chief says they’re investigating the attack as a hate crime.
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Claim 5: “The polling also showed that in an issue such as immigration... only 41% approve of how he's tackling it.”
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While one source mentions a Reuters/Ipsos poll showing 41% approval for his general performance, there is no evidence in the provided text confirming that 41% specifically approve of his handling of immigration in the NYT/Siena poll.
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web search NEUTRAL — With the midterms nearing, President Trump’s approval rating has hit a second-term low as voters question his handling of the economy, according to the latest New York Times/Siena poll.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/18/us/politics/poll-trump-re…
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web search NEUTRAL — This Reuters/Ipsos poll, conducted over three days and closing on Sunday, September 21, 2025, found that 41% of respondents approve of Trump’s performance as president, but this is down slightly from …
https://news-tunisia.tunisienumerique.com/trumps-popularity-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Last week, Donald Trump’s net approval rating fell to a second term low of -18.8 after a tidal wave of new polling data was added to the average. This week has been comparatively slow, but still, pret…
https://www.natesilver.net/p/trump-approval-ratings-nate-sil…
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Claim 6: “That is the lowest number recorded in any survey conducted by the two organizations.”
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Multiple sources, including nj.com and al.com, state that 37% is the lowest number recorded in any survey conducted by the New York Times and Siena College across his terms.
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web search NEUTRAL — A 37 percent approval rating in a new Times/Siena poll suggests the G.O.P. is facing a big midterm problem despite recent redistricting gains.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/18/upshot/trump-poll-times-s…
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web search NEUTRAL — In a survey of 1,500 registered voters, just 37 percent said they approve of Trump’s job as president, according to a new New York Times/Siena College poll conducted in mid-May.Trump’s record-low appr…
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politic…
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web search NEUTRAL — Trump’s approval rating with voters was recorded at 37%, a four-point drop from the latest Times/Siena survey in January and the lowest of either of his two terms, the poll found.
https://www.al.com/politics/2026/05/trumps-approval-plummeti…
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Claim 7: “Among those polled, 49% say the economy is "poor," while just 4% say it's excellent, and 18 say it's "good."”
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The provided evidence includes a Pew Research result and a YouTube video about VCE Economics, but none of them contain the specific percentages (49% poor, 4% excellent, 18% good) attributed to the NYT/Siena poll.
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web search NEUTRAL — Economic ratings have declined among both Republicans and Democrats over the past several months, though Democrats’ views remain more positive than GOP views. In January, about a third of Democrats (3…
https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2022/07/13/views-of-the…
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web search NEUTRAL — If you want to win an 'Accounting Sucks, Economics Forever' pen have a go at answering one of these short answer questions and send it to me at this link:htt...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4xP65P4f-I
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web search NEUTRAL — Meanwhile, 71% of respondents rated the economy as either "fair" or "poor."While respondents were less than bullish when asked directly about the economy, Sanderoff said the poll also showed that the …
https://www.yahoo.com/news/journal-poll-half-city-voters-190…
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Claim 8: “no president has had an approval rating below 38% for more than a few days in the past 17 years.”
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The evidence provided for this claim consists of dictionary definitions of the word 'No' and does not contain any historical polling data for US presidents.
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web search NEUTRAL — 3 days ago · The meaning of NO is not. How to use no in a sentence.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/no
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web search NEUTRAL — No is an English word that has a negative meaning. It is the opposite of the word yes, which is a positive term. No is used when someone is turning away something. It is also used when opposing an ide…
https://simple.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/No
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web search NEUTRAL — 1. not any, not a, or not one: there's no money left; no card in the file. 2. not by a long way; not at all: she's no youngster. 3. (followed by comparative adjectives and adverbs) not: no fewer than …
https://www.thefreedictionary.com/no
info Disclaimer: This analysis is generated by AI and should be used as a starting point for critical thinking, not as definitive truth. Claims are verified against publicly available sources. Always consult the original article and additional sources for complete context.