Just days before President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address to Congress, a new poll shows the majority of Americans disapprove of how the president is handling key issues, according to an ABC News/Washington Post/Ipsos poll conducted via Ipsos’ KnowledgePanel poll.
65 percent of Americans disapprove of how Trump is handling inflation, while 64 percent disapprove of how he is handling tariffs on imported goods and U.S. relations with other countries (62%).
Trump’s best number brings him nearly even with 50% of Americans disapprove of how he is handling things at the U.S.-Mexico border, and 47% approve.
Over half of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents, 54%, say they are supporters of the MAGA movement, and 42% say they are not. Majorities of MAGA Republicans approve of how Trump is handling all six issues measured.
Despite Trump’s low ratings, Americans don’t trust Democrats in Congress more to handle the country’s problems.
Americans are divided on who they believe can tackle some of the country’s biggest issues. 33% say Trump and 31% say Democrats — and another 31% say neither. Last year, they trusted Trump over Democrats by a 7-point margin.
The majority of Americans polled say the economy has gotten worse since Trump became president, which is down from 52%.
56%, say Trump lacks the mental sharpness it takes to serve effectively as president, up from the 54% who said former President Joe Biden lacked the mental sharpness to be president.
About half (51%) say Trump is not in good enough physical health to serve effectively as president either — also a high in ABC-Post-Ipsos polling dating to 2023.
7 in 10 Americans say Trump is not honest and trustworthy, tying a high point set in January 2024. Biden never got close to that level during his presidency, peaking at 55%, saying he was not honest in January 2024.
Over half of Americans (54%) oppose Trump using the U.S. military to force changes in other countries, while just 20% support this and another 26% say they have no opinion or skipped the question.
