"Only 31% of U.S. adults now approve of how Trump is handling the economy, the poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds. That is down from 40% in March and marks the lowest economic approval he's registered in an AP-NORC poll in his first or second term."
"Perhaps most worryingly for Trump, who's become increasingly synonymous with his party, he's slipped on issues that were major strengths. Just a few months ago, 53% of Americans approved of Trump's handling of crime, but that's fallen to 43% in the new poll. There's been a similar decline on immigration, from 49% approval in March to 38% now."
"The new poll found that 36% of Americans approve of the way he's handling his job as president, which is down slightly from 42% in March. That signals that even if some people aren't happy with elements of his approach, they might not be ready to say he's doing a bad job as president. And while discontent is increasing among Republicans on certain issues, they're largely still behind him."
Approval for Trump's handling of the economy and immigration has declined substantially since March, with economic approval down to 31% from 40% and immigration approval down to 38% from 49%. Approval on crime fell from 53% to 43%. Economic approval now marks the lowest level recorded in an AP-NORC poll in either term. The president has struggled to recover from public blowback over federal government management and saw no approval bump after congressional Democrats conceded to end a record-long government shutdown. Overall job approval dipped to 36% from 42%, while Republican support remains largely intact.
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