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applegrove

(133,232 posts)
Thu May 21, 2026, 03:12 PM Thursday

Trump's Approval Drops to 31%

Trump’s Approval Drops to 31%

May 21, 2026 at 9:13 am EDT By Taegan Goddard 131 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2026/05/21/trumps-approval-drops-to-31/


Just 31% of Americans say they approve of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president and 64% say they disapprove, according to the latest American Research Group survey.
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Trump's Approval Drops to 31% (Original Post) applegrove Thursday OP
How is it that high? buzzycrumbhunger Thursday #1
I suspect many are too proud to admit they were duped Skittles Thursday #26
Is he headed to GW Bush territory? He's certainly worse than GWB. nt spooky3 Thursday #2
The "bush line" is generally considered to be 32% Soul_of_Wit Thursday #25
Zero Celsius is thirty-two Fahrenheit. Below 32 is effectively a negative number. twodogsbarking Thursday #28
Down, down, down, down Wicked Blue Thursday #3
Answer: Rock Lobster Territory n/t Vogon_Glory Thursday #29
Tomorrow it will 41 percent... lame54 Thursday #4
Not a chance Fiendish Thingy Thursday #7
Yes and I find these results very believable PatSeg Thursday #16
This message was self-deleted by its author PatSeg Thursday #17
Waiting for the drop into the teens vapor2 Thursday #5
He'll get there lol...between Lil Marcos Bay of Pigs 2.0, summer prices spiking all over the place, Volaris Thursday #6
I think he's more into pre-teens. CaptainTruth Thursday #12
Just imagine where he will be in November Fiendish Thingy Thursday #8
31 points higher than it should be. talking-liberally Thursday #9
I hope other polls come in with similar numbers Warpy Thursday #10
I wish this had any impact on who he could control or what MadameButterfly Thursday #11
If it gets low enough, it will. Fil1957 Thursday #15
I keep holding out hope that the last thing is the thing that will do it. MadameButterfly Thursday #20
There will be some that will and some that will try. We just have to hope there won't be enough of them. Fil1957 Thursday #23
Way too many people are delusional or hate America... CaptainTruth Thursday #13
Lower, please. peggysue2 Thursday #14
20% or less approval seems to be Trump's personal goal, judging by his policies, actions and practically everything he Fil1957 Thursday #18
If it was 3.1%...... SergeStorms Thursday #19
How low can you go? Norbert Thursday #21
Trump flags and signs were common in California's Republican counties. Now they are not hunter Thursday #22
So tell me... Dave Id Thursday #24
As the Russians say, Donald is a useful idiot Soul_of_Wit Thursday #30
These polls focus on job performance in policy areas...they therefore miss the most important interview wiggs Thursday #27
What worries me that is 31% of the public, but only half of us vote. What percentage doc03 Thursday #31
Here's a poll of registered voters Kaleva Thursday #33
"How is it that high?" J_William_Ryan Thursday #32
Pretty much all Democrats and most Independent are already accounted for in Trump's disapproval ratings. OAITW r.2.0 Thursday #34

Soul_of_Wit

(157 posts)
25. The "bush line" is generally considered to be 32%
Thu May 21, 2026, 05:59 PM
Thursday

That was W's approval when he left office. He did have a lower approval rating in 2008 before rebounding. Nixon had an even lower approval right before resigning. W also had the highest approval, right after 9/11.

The aftermath of lying us into a second forever war was two Obama terms and a GOP so damaged that Donald got the Republican nomination in 2016. The grifter POTUS has literally never had approval at 50%. Not once. I once thought a satirical protest candidate would have a better chance to be elected than the tangerine toddler. The joke was on sane Americans everywhere.

twodogsbarking

(19,440 posts)
28. Zero Celsius is thirty-two Fahrenheit. Below 32 is effectively a negative number.
Thu May 21, 2026, 06:07 PM
Thursday

I'm with you.

Fiendish Thingy

(24,186 posts)
7. Not a chance
Thu May 21, 2026, 03:33 PM
Thursday

While there are difference in results from different pollsters, If you follow the polls from the same outlets, in each successive poll his numbers decline.

PatSeg

(53,625 posts)
16. Yes and I find these results very believable
Thu May 21, 2026, 05:13 PM
Thursday

I expect the numbers to go below 30%, hopefully soon.

Response to Fiendish Thingy (Reply #7)

Volaris

(11,806 posts)
6. He'll get there lol...between Lil Marcos Bay of Pigs 2.0, summer prices spiking all over the place,
Thu May 21, 2026, 03:29 PM
Thursday

and epstiens ghost still hanging around...yeah, he might be just about there by the time the leaves start to turn.

Fiendish Thingy

(24,186 posts)
8. Just imagine where he will be in November
Thu May 21, 2026, 03:35 PM
Thursday

Using Trumpian math, his approval will be down by 6000%!

Warpy

(114,712 posts)
10. I hope other polls come in with similar numbers
Thu May 21, 2026, 04:53 PM
Thursday

as it becomes more and more clear that Fatso doesn't know what the fuck he's doing and wouldn't care about any of the non billionaires even if he did.

MadameButterfly

(4,187 posts)
20. I keep holding out hope that the last thing is the thing that will do it.
Thu May 21, 2026, 05:14 PM
Thursday

And I wonder if it gets down to even 20%, will the sychophants in DC still do his bidding. Will there be enough election meddling and Brownshirts to keep him in power?

Fil1957

(900 posts)
23. There will be some that will and some that will try. We just have to hope there won't be enough of them.
Thu May 21, 2026, 05:37 PM
Thursday

peggysue2

(12,619 posts)
14. Lower, please.
Thu May 21, 2026, 05:08 PM
Thursday

Low 20s would be a better score, more accurate. Scraping the teens would be even better.

My approval?

Zero percent from the moment this jerk rode down his golden escalator.

Fil1957

(900 posts)
18. 20% or less approval seems to be Trump's personal goal, judging by his policies, actions and practically everything he
Thu May 21, 2026, 05:13 PM
Thursday

does these days.

SergeStorms

(20,868 posts)
19. If it was 3.1%......
Thu May 21, 2026, 05:13 PM
Thursday

It'd still be too damned many. Who the hell are these idiots? If a Democrat did one, just one of hundreds (perhaps thousands) of crimes Agent Orange has done, we'd never stop hearing about it on the media. But Trump?..............crickets chirping. 🦗🦗🦗

hunter

(40,885 posts)
22. Trump flags and signs were common in California's Republican counties. Now they are not
Thu May 21, 2026, 05:35 PM
Thursday

The Newsom hate signs remain.

Dave Id

(337 posts)
24. So tell me...
Thu May 21, 2026, 05:59 PM
Thursday

What the fuck has the adjudicated, convicted rapist done that 31% of people approve of?

Soul_of_Wit

(157 posts)
30. As the Russians say, Donald is a useful idiot
Thu May 21, 2026, 06:15 PM
Thursday

He is pro-grift, pro-bribery and pro-fraud, including tax fraud. He cuts taxes and IRS staffing. He appeals to the pro-authoritarian and the pro-theocracy crowd. Much of MAGA, especially the evangelicals, are also on board for the bigotry and misogyny.

wiggs

(8,862 posts)
27. These polls focus on job performance in policy areas...they therefore miss the most important interview
Thu May 21, 2026, 06:01 PM
Thursday

questions that SHOULD be asked in a popularity or performance poll

...Yes/No/Somewhat: Is TSF so diminished by personal, mental, health, and emotional limitations that he cannot effectively perform the duties of the office on behalf of its citizens?

...Yes/No/Somewhat: Do you fear that TSF often acts recklessly, irrationally, and ignorantly regarding important national issues?

...Yes/No/Somewhat: Do you believe that TSF often appears to be very interested in the aggrandizement and enrichment of himself, his family, and his allies?

...Yes/No/Somewhat: Do you believe that TSF understands, respects, and treats equally those who are of a different skin color or gender as he is?

...Yes/No/Somewhat: Do you believe that TSF knows that he frequently lies and that uses his lies craftily and with political purpose, as opposed to lying while deluded, confused, disconnected, or ignorant?

...Yes/No/Somewhat: Do you believe that whining, cheating, lying, grifting, prideful illiteracy, failure, arrogance, and bragging are useful character traits for a potus?

Why do we not see questions like this, when they are of the utmost importance with respect to an office with so much power and potential for danger? some of the job performance results may reflect that people can see TSFs disorders daily.

doc03

(39,198 posts)
31. What worries me that is 31% of the public, but only half of us vote. What percentage
Thu May 21, 2026, 06:21 PM
Thursday

is he among voters? It is probably much more than 31%. Presidential elections are usually in the single didget
margin. It doesn't take much voter suppression to win.

Kaleva

(40,446 posts)
33. Here's a poll of registered voters
Thu May 21, 2026, 07:12 PM
Thursday

“The latest poll, conducted between May 15-18 among 1,002 registered voters, puts Trump’s approval rating at a new low across both his terms in the White House, with 39 percent approving and 61 percent disapproving.“

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100221253324

J_William_Ryan

(3,597 posts)
32. "How is it that high?"
Thu May 21, 2026, 06:41 PM
Thursday

30 percent represents the Trump hard core: Cult members and blind partisan Republican hacks who will forever support and defend Trump.

It likely won’t go much lower.

OAITW r.2.0

(32,686 posts)
34. Pretty much all Democrats and most Independent are already accounted for in Trump's disapproval ratings.
Thu May 21, 2026, 07:26 PM
Thursday

What's left are Republicans. And every 1% drop now are Republicans that are finally getting woke.

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