Tuesday, April 29`, 2025
Year : 2, Issue: 35
by Shane Croucher, Newsweek
President Donald Trump was given an “F” rating for the first 100 days of his second term in the White House, according to a new poll.
The survey, conducted by NPR/PBS/Marist between April 21 and 23, revealed that 46 percent of respondents who were registered voters chose “F” when asked to grade Trump’s performance so far.
That was nearly double the second-highest grade chosen, with 24 percent of respondents grading him “A.”
The poll was conducted on 1,439 adults and had a margin of error of +/- 3.3 percentage points.
Why It Matters
Trump’s approval ratings have been sinking since he introduced his “Liberation Day” tariffs earlier this month, which saw the markets plummet around the world.
The latest CNN/SSRS poll, conducted between April 17-24 among 1,678 adults, found that 41 percent currently approve of the president’s job performance, while 59 percent disapprove.
That is the lowest approval rating for any newly elected president at 100 days dating back to Dwight Eisenhower – including Trump’s own first term, according to CNN.
What To Know
Trump’s negative rating was driven mostly by Democrats, with 80 percent giving him a “F” grade. Meanwhile, 49 percent of independents gave Trump a “F” grade.
Among Republicans, 54 percent gave Trump an “A” grade, and a further 29 percent gave him a “B.”
Overall, 17 percent of respondents gave Trump a “B” grade, eight percent chose “C,” and seven percent opted for “D.”
Trump’s “F” grade percentage was higher than during his first term, when 32 percent of registered voters chose that rating.
It was also substantially higher than the percentage of registered voters who gave an “F” grade to Barack Obama and Joe Biden during their first terms, on 11 percent and 26 percent respectively.
The NPR/PBS/Marist poll also showed a drop in Trump’s approval rating, with 42 percent of respondents approving of the president’s performance, down from 45 percent in March. A total of 53 percent of respondents also said they disapproved of Trump’s performance, up from 49 percent in March.
What People Are Saying
Trump wrote on Truth Social on Tuesday: “The Polls from the Fake News are, like the News itself, FAKE! We are doing GREAT, better than ever before.”
CNN pollster Harry Enten said: “He has broken his own record for being the worst, the American people do not like what they are seeing at this point from Donald John Trump.”
Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report told PBS: “The shine has come off. What voters are saying right now is that while ‘move fast and break things’ may be popular for some Silicon Valley tech executives, it’s really not popular with voters when they think about the government and the economy in particular.”
