Trump’s approval rating rebounds in DDHQ/The Hill polling average
by Jared Gans - 05/31/25 6:00 AM ET
President Trump’s approval rating has trended upward one month after poll aggregates at his 100-day mark painted a grim picture for his presidency’s second term.
Trump’s approval rating in the Decision Desk HQ/The Hill polling average rose as high as 47.1 percent this past weekend, the highest point it had been in the past two months before coming down slightly to 46.7 percent as of Wednesday. But that’s still 3 points higher than the low point he reached for his second term earlier this month.
The changes are good news for Trump, who saw consistent declines in his approval ratings until recently amid anxiety over his sweeping trade policies.
“We can argue about whether it’s gone up, but it certainly hasn’t gone down,” said Scott Tranter, the director of data science for Decision Desk HQ.
At the signature 100-day mark that is commonly a point of reflection for presidencies, Trump’s numbers weren’t ideal.
He enjoyed above-water approval ratings for roughly the first month and a half of his return to office, something he didn’t experience during his first term, but he consistently declined for the next couple of months.
His disapproval rating reached a high point in the DDHQ polling average at 53.4 percent in late April, just a few days before the end of his first 100 days. His approval rating’s low point came about 10 days later.
But Trump has seen a modest but steady rise since then.
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https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5326613-trump-approval-rating-rises-trade-policies/
