President Donald Trump is seemingly at odds with the Republican-controlled Senate.
On June 23, the House of Representatives expressed support for ending the Iran war, and the Senate also passed a symbolic war powers resolution. Also on June 23, Congress passed a bipartisan housing affordability bill with unusual timing. President Trump was scheduled to sign the bill on June 24, but canceled his signature, saying he would not sign the bill until the SAVE America Act, a voter ID mandate, was passed.
On the other hand, the cost of living is a major issue for voters. Polls have shown in recent months that Trump’s support on inflation and the economy has become his top issue. President Trump has said a war with Iran is worth the cost, but polls this week show a majority of voters are unlikely to agree. The low approval ratings could also pose further difficulties for Republicans in this year’s midterm elections, which are largely seen as a referendum on the presidency. Check out President Trump’s latest approval ratings.
What is President Trump’s approval rating?
President Trump’s approval ratings have been net negative for more than a year, and have fluctuated but become increasingly negative over the past few months. According to the aggregation agency, President Trump’s average approval rating as of June 24 is as follows.
Opinion poll shows Trump approval rating at 30%, lowest of his career
A recent American Research Group poll found that President Trump’s approval ratings have fallen to an all-time low, with only 30% of Americans approving of his job performance as the 2026 midterm elections approach.
The poll, conducted June 16-20 among 1,100 respondents (with a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points), found that 66% disapproved of President Trump, the highest disapproval and lowest approval ratings ever recorded by pollsters during both presidential years.
Economic pessimism is widespread among those who disapprove of President Trump, with polls showing 82% expect the situation to worsen next year.
Reuters/Ipsos: President Trump’s approval rating remains at 34%, lowest level for second term
According to the latest Reuters/Ipsos poll released on June 23, President Trump’s approval rating has fallen to 34%, the same level as his approval rating in April, the lowest level of his second term. The two-point drop from President Trump’s 36% approval rating earlier this month is within the poll’s three-point margin of error. President Trump started his second term with an approval rating of 47% in various media polls.
It also found that a majority of Americans believe that a preliminary agreement between the United States and Iran is unlikely to lead to lasting peace between the two countries.
A June 23 poll of 1,268 Americans found that about 63% of Americans do not believe the deal signed by President Trump will bring peace. In a June 18-22 poll, about half of Republicans and eight in 10 Democrats said the deal was unlikely to bring peace.
The poll found that just 18% of Americans think peace is likely to last, including 10% of Democrats and 34% of Republicans.
One in four Americans surveyed believe President Trump’s war with Iran was worth the cost, and 52% of those surveyed said it was not worth the cost for the U.S. to take military action in Iran, similar to a May Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted before the two countries signed the deal.
CBS/YouGov: The Iran war caused more problems than it solved.
A CBS News/YouGov poll released June 21 found that a majority of respondents believe the Iran war has created more problems than it solved.
A poll of 2,519 U.S. adults conducted June 17-19 found that 57% believed the war caused more problems than it solved, while 21% disagreed and another 21% said they were “neutral.” The poll has a margin of error of plus or minus 2.4 percentage points.
The poll also found that 78% of Americans think the US should end the conflict now, while 22% think the US should continue the conflict until Iran makes further abandonment. That majority includes 60% of Republicans and 56% of MAGA Republicans who agree that the United States should end the war now. The first round of Iran peace talks concluded in Switzerland on June 22, with both parties announcing they had agreed on a roadmap to reach a final agreement within 60 days.
According to the CBS News/YouGov poll, 38% of people approve of President Trump’s job performance, up slightly from the May poll. CBS News reports that non-college white Americans who believe gas prices will go down contributed to the rise.
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