Donald Trump Approval Rating Lower Than His First Term, New Poll Shows

The approval rating of U.S. President Donald Trump is now lower than it was during his first term in the Oval Office, a new YouGov poll this week shows.

Donald Trump Approval Rating Sees New Lows

According to the poll published on November 25, Trump’s net approval rating stands at negative 19%.

Likewise, just 38% of those surveyed approve of Trump, while a whopping 57% disapprove of his current leadership.

NEW Economist/YouGov
Net job approval for Donald Trump at the start of his second term | now among U.S. adult citizens by age
18-29: +5 | -34
30-44: -1 | -22
45-64: +15 | -11*
65+: -1 | -15*
*New low for Trump's second termhttps://t.co/6qxLdzqbGt pic.twitter.com/p8XfDuyjzc

— YouGov America (@YouGovAmerica) November 25, 2025

Additionally, the survey indicates ratings of Trump’s handling of the economy have dropped sharply in light of the trade war.

U.S. Lawmakers Raise Eyebrows At Trump Crypto Ties

News of Trump’s approval rating comes nearly two weeks after Trump officially signed a bill that formally ended the government shutdown after a stark 43 days.

Per National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett, an estimated 60,000 private sector employees lost their jobs as a consequence of the shutdown.

The government shutdown marked the longest in U.S. history, second only to the 35-day shutdown during Trump’s first presidency in 2018-2019.

Trump, who notably campaigned on making the U.S. the “crypto capital” of the world, has seen both scrutiny and praise for his relationship with the crypto sector since returning to the Oval Office.

Just last week, Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Jack Reed (D-RI) pushed Attorney General Pam Bondi and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent for a probe into Trump-linked crypto platform World Liberty Financial’s alleged ties to illicit actors in North Korea and Russia.

Per CNBC, the two senators cited a September 2025 report from nonprofit watchdog Accountable.US that claims “the Trump family crypto firm sold tokens to dozens of suspicious buyers who interacted with a large money-laundering platform, an Iranian crypto exchange, and even North Korean hackers.

“Ultimately, the question remains—why did the Trump family crypto firm take money from people with open and obvious connections to enemies of the United States, and the network that enables those enemies and other criminals to launder billions of dollars?” the Accountable.US report reads.