The president is underwater in many key swing states, signaling a shift in the battlegrounds that often decide national elections.

President Donald Trump’s approval rating fell to 39% in the latest Emerson College survey released Thursday, a low-point in the group’s monthly polling—as the majority of Republican voters oppose his anti-weaponization fund in a rare break with Trump.

Kimmel pointed to a new YouGov/The Economist poll that showed Trump with his lowest approval rating yet, with just 34% approving of how he is handling his job as president. Kimmel mocked the low approval rating, suggesting the president was just as popular as the movie “Paul Blart: Mall Cop.”

As of May 28, 2026, major polling groups show President Donald Trump’s approval rating is hovering around 38% in his second term. This means roughly four out of 10 Americans believe he is doing a good job, while nearly six out of 10 do not. The record ...

President Donald Trump keeps touting a poll that was discussed on CNN in March. On Tuesday, though, Trump wrongly described that poll in three different ways.

A new poll shows it sitting at 34 percent. “He has the same approval rating as ‘Paul Blart: Mall Cop,’” Kimmel said on Thursday.