Donald Trump's current popularity rating is in the low thirties.
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The DSR NetworkAug 28, 2026
As of 2026-08-28, the low-thirties figure matches individual polls: Reuters/Ipsos had Trump at 33% (published Aug 17), and the UMass poll later put him at 32%. Polling averages from the same period, including Ballotpedia at 41% and the RealClearPolitics, NYT and Silver Bulletin averages around 38-40%, put his rating higher, so the claim holds only on the single-poll measure.
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… It is, and it's even worse than that, because what Trump wants to do is spend millions and millions of dollars talking about himself. He thinks what needs to be done is talk about his achievements, so he wants to run ads all about Trump. Last time I looked, his approval was in the low thirties. He was underwater on every issue. He is a failing president. The American people in places, including red America i did a piece recently on the failure in statewide races, Senate races, House races in red America they don't like Trump. …
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Contradicts. Polling averages at the end of August put Trump's approval at about 38-41%, above the low thirties, with Ballotpedia citing 41% and a lowest average of 39% on Aug 25.[3][4]
Supports. Reuters/Ipsos reported Trump's approval at 33% in a poll that concluded Aug 17, 2026, the lowest of his presidency.[1][5]
Supports. Reuters/Ipsos again reported 33% approval in a poll released Aug 31, and the UMass Poll found 32% approval in an Aug 21-26 survey.[2][4]
Context. Trump's rating dropped further in the averages by late October (Silver Bulletin 37.3%), but that is after the claim date and does not affect the verdict for 2026-08-28.[6][7]
Sources
7 sources: 1 fact-checker, 1 primary, 5 not rated
- 1EXCLUSIVE: Trump approval falls to 33%, lowest of his presidency, Reuters/Ipsos poll findsreuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2Over Two-thirds of Americans Disapprove of President Trump’s ...umass.edu · primary source · cited for: supports
- 3Trump ends August with 41% approval rating ...news.ballotpedia.org · not rated · cited for: contradicts
- 4Trump's approval rating stuck at record low for third week in a rowusatoday.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts, supports
- 5Trump approval falls to 33%, lowest of his presidency ...thedailystar.net · not rated · cited for: supports
- 6How popular is Donald Trump?natesilver.net · not rated · cited for: context
- 7Final Pre-Midterms Polls Show Depth of Trump Slumpnymag.com · not rated · cited for: context
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