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By Ewan Palmer
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President Donald Trump's approval ratings are slipping in surveys conducted by or on behalf of Republican-aligned organizations.
Two recent GOP-friendly polls show Trump with a negative net approval rating, while one Republican pollster reports the president's lowest net score of his second term.
Why It Matters
The polls suggest that some of Trump's second-term policies, including cost-cutting measures and tariff plans, are proving unpopular with voters.
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What to Know
A TIPP Insights poll conducted for the League of American Workers, released Sunday, showed that 50 percent of registered voters disapprove of the job Trump is doing as president, compared with 43 percent who approve. This gives the Republican a net approval rating of minus 7 points.
The poll was conducted April 7–9 among 1,570 registered voters and the results have a margin of error of plus or minus 2.5 percentage points.
In a previous TIPP/League of American Workers poll conducted in March, Trump had a net approval rating of minus 5 points (48 percent disapprove, 43 percent approve).
The League of American Workers says it advocates for workers instead of labor unions, which it claims have been "totally captured by the Democrat Party [sic] and a cringe radical agenda."
Another survey, conducted by the Republican polling group RMG Research for the Napolitan News Service, shows Trump with a net approval rating of plus 1 point (49 percent approve, 48 percent disapprove).
This is the president's lowest net score in polling by Napolitan News and RMG Research this year and down from the plus-12 score he recorded in mid-February (55 percent approve, 43 percent disapprove).
The most recent survey was conducted April 2–10 among 3,000 registered voters. The margin of error is plus or minus 1.8 percentage points.
RMG Research was founded by Republican pollster Scott Rasmussen, who also established the polling company Rasmussen Reports.
Rasmussen Reports, which its eponymous founder left in 2013, has long been criticized for bias, with results often perceived as leaning toward Republican candidates.
Elsewhere, a daily Rasmussen Reports tracking poll also shows Trump's approval rating sliding. On Friday, the tracker showed that 50 percent of likely voters disapprove of Trump's job performance, while 48 percent approve.
While this marks a slight increase from the 47 percent approval recorded Thursday, it remains below the 50 percent approval baseline Trump previously maintained throughout his second term, hitting 54 percent in mid-February.
Rasmussen also reports that a majority of Americans (52 percent) disapprove of Trump's tariff plans, compared with 43 percent who approve. That survey of 1,096 likely voters was conducted April 7–9 and has a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points.
The Rasmussen daily tracking poll surveys 300 likely voters per night and reports results based on a five-day rolling average. The margin of sampling error for the full sample of 1,500 likely voters is plus or minus 2.5 percentage points.
What People Are Saying
Thomas Gift, an associate professor of political science and director of the Centre on U.S. Politics at University College London, previously told Newsweek: "Trump hasn't earned himself many supporters with his handling of the tariff situation. It's not only the policy that seems to irk voters but also the apparent lack of strategy, the impulsive decision-making, and the inconsistent messaging from the White House.
"Trump has long built his brand on being a master dealmaker and a savvy businessman. However, the last several days have dealt a serious blow to that image."
What Happens Next
It remains to be seen whether Trump's approval rating will shift in the coming weeks, especially as the president has granted exclusions from major tariffs on smartphones, computers and other electronics imported largely from China.
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