Poor Guy

Trump's current 39% approval rating marks a significant decline from his previous low of 42% at the same point in his first term in 2017.12 This places him well below other recent presidents at their 100-day mark, including Joe Biden (54%), Barack Obama (62%), and George W. Bush (63%).3 The historical trend shows a general decrease in presidential approval ratings over the past 50 years, with Harry Truman achieving an impressive 87% approval after his first 100 days.4 By contrast, John F. Kennedy maintained the highest average approval rating among post-World War II presidents at 70.1%, though his ratings were trending downward before his assassination.5

• Trump's approval has fallen 6 percentage points since February 202512

• His economic policies face particular skepticism, with 72% of Americans believing they could trigger a recession12

• Among independents, Trump's approval has decreased to 31%, matching his lowest point during his first term6

• The average approval rating for all presidents between 1938 and 2012 is 54%5

Citations:

1. https://6abc.com/post/donald-trump-approval-rating-100-days-is-lowest-any-president-past-80-years-abc-newswashington-postipsos-poll-shows/16260005/
2. https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-lowest-100-day-approval-rating-80-years/story?id=121165473
3. https://news.gallup.com/poll/116677/presidential-approval-ratings-gallup-historical-statistics-trends.aspx
4. https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/statistics/data/final-presidential-job-approval-ratings
5. https://ropercenter.cornell.edu/presidential-approval/highslows
6. https://news.gallup.com/poll/508625/retrospective-approval-jfk-rises-trump.aspx
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_approval_rating
8. http://meetingst.com/presidential-approval-ratings-at-100-days/
9. https://apnorc.org/projects/100-days-in-and-the-public-feels-trumps-presidency-is-proceeding-mostly-as-expected/
10. https://www.columbian.com/news/2025/apr/24/what-president-was-most-popular-at-100-day-mark-poll-reveals-how-trump-compares/
11. https://www.statista.com/statistics/262681/approval-ratings-of-us-presidents-after-100-days-in-office/
12. https://www.yahoo.com/news/cnn-poll-trump-approval-100-120050791.html
13. https://historyinpieces.com/research/jfks-presidential-approval-ratings

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