President Trump’s approval rating slipped slightly this week in the latest weekly Reuters/Ipsos polling as voters voice economic concerns.
The poll put Trump’s job approval at 42 percent, matching the second-term low point recorded last month and down from 44 percent last week.
The latest change is within the poll’s 3-point margin of error, but Trump’s approval score is now down 5 points from a 47-point high mark just after his inauguration.
Trump’s approval on the economy has dropped from 42 percent at the start of his term to 39 percent this week, unchanged from last week, as his controversial trade and tariff moves have roiled markets.
Just a third of respondents gave him a thumbs up on how he’s handled the cost of living, up from 31 percent last week.
The Reuters/Ipsos update comes just after a new Harvard CAPS/Harris survey signaled voter optimism may be on the upswing, finding the share of voters who said their financial situation was getting worse had fallen 6 points since last month. The share of voters who said the country is on the right track also bumped up 3 points.
Trump’s approval rating in that survey, though, held steady.
Polling averages from Decision Desk HQ show Trump’s job falling from 57 percent as he entered office to under 44 percent in early May, but then shifting up to nearly 47 percent as of this week.
The Reuters/Ipsos poll was conducted May 16-18 among 1,024 U.S. adults and noted a 3 percentage point margin of error.
