Trump’s Disapproval Rating Ahead Of State Of The Union Is A Big, Beautiful Mess

President Donald Trump is really acing it! …when it comes to being unpopular.

Conducted between Feb. 12-17 among 2,589 U.S. adults, the poll places Trump’s current approval rating at 39% positive and 60% negative. The Post also highlighted how nearly half of respondents — or more specifically, 47% — said they strongly disapprove. This number trumps those who say they strongly approve, which was only 19%.

In November 2025, the Post, ABC News and Ipsos released a similar poll that showed 59% of U.S. adults disapproved of Trump’s handling of the presidency, while 41% approved. At the time, this was considered Trump’s highest disapproval rating in his second term. But the Post reported Sunday that the last time Trump received a disapproval rating of 60% was in 2021 — shortly after the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection.

Respondents seemed most annoyed with the way Trump is affecting their pocketbooks. Inflation got the highest disapproval rating at 65%, with only 32% approving. The next highest disapproval rating was followed by tariffs on imported goods, which received a 64% disapproval rating. Americans also don’t seem particularly pleased with the way the rest of the world is currently viewing them, with U.S. relations with other countries receiving a 62% disapproval rating.

And thanks to the recent nightmare that unfolded in Minneapolis, the majority of respondents also said that Trump’s aggressive immigration crackdown is giving them the ick — with 58% of respondents disapproving.