29% of Americans approve of Donald Trump's actions.

Posted by IHIP News, Oct 15, 2026Checked Nov 2, 2026

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Sources: 1 contradict3 support3 context
Said: 1 time·
Confidence: 55%

IHIP NewsOct 15, 2026

The 29% figure matches the American Research Group poll (Sept 16-20) and Pew's 'three-in-ten' finding (survey Sept 28-Oct 4), but other polls in the same period showed roughly 32-40% approval, so 29% is one point in a range rather than the settled national figure.

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What was said

… He said he was gonna release the up scene files, didn't do that. He said he was gonna cut in the gas prices down to less than two bucks a gallon, didn't do it. That's what I'm saying, like, everything that he said he was gonna do, he did not do. There's a 29% of America that still approves of what Donald Trump does, and I think maybe there is something to maybe it's a little bit higher than that, because there are some secret Trump voters that voted for him there for other reasons than what they like to project. …

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What we found

Contradicts. Other polls in the same weeks reported higher approval, including AP-NORC at 35% and Beacon/Shaw with Fox News at 36%, and the Freep piece summarizing recent national polls put the range at 30% to 39%.[2]

Supports. An American Research Group poll (Sept 16-20, 1,100 adults) found 29% of Americans approve of Trump's performance, with 68% disapproving.[3][4]

Supports. A Pew Research Center survey (Sept 28-Oct 4, published Oct 8) found three-in-ten Americans approve of Trump's job performance, with 68% disapproving.[5]

Context. Reuters/Ipsos reported 31% on Oct 19 and 32% on Oct 26, after the claim date, and the NPR/Marist and NYT/Siena polls reported 36-40%, so 29% is at the low end of the polling range.[1][6][7]

Sources

7 sources: 1 fact-checker, 5 not rated, 1 tier 2

1Trump approval rises from record low to 32% ahead of midterm election, Reuters Ipsos poll findsreuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
2Trump's approval rating in October 2026 ahead of midterm electionsfreep.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts
3Poll, Trump’s approval drops to 29%english.adnkronos.com · not rated · cited for: supports
4Shock Poll Puts Trump Approval Rating Below Thirty Percentmediaite.com · not rated · cited for: supports
5Trump's Approval Rating Drops as Fewer Americans Are ...pewresearch.org · not rated · cited for: supports
6Trump's Approval Rating: 44% Say Their Midterm Votes For Congress Are A Rebuke Of Trumpforbes.com · tier 2 · cited for: context
7Trump approval rating falls to career low in new pollusatoday.com · not rated · cited for: context

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