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US President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media aboard Air Force One as he departs for Florida from Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., October 31, 2025. PHOTO: REUTERS
WASHINGTON:
President Donald Trump’s approval rating fell to 38%, the lowest since his return to power, with Americans unhappy about his handling of the cost of living and the investigation into the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found.
The four-day poll, which concluded on Monday, comes as Trump’s grip on his Republican Party shows signs of weakening.
The Republican-controlled House of Representatives on Tuesday is voting on a measure to force the release of Justice Department files on Epstein — a move that Trump opposed for months and which has seen one of his onetime closest supporters in Congress, Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, turn critic.
Trump reversed his position on Sunday as lawmakers prepared to move forward without him. The survey showed Trump’s overall approval sliding two percentage points since a Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted in early November.
