Trump Approval Rating Hits New Low Across 3 Polls Within Days

President Donald Trump’s approval rating fell to its lowest level of his second term across three national polls released within days of each other this week. These late-April surveys—from Leger, Big Data Poll and Pew Research Center—were all collected between April 17 and April 28, 2026, among representative samples of American adults, pointing to a consistent shift rather than a polling outlier.With the midterms approaching, the data provides a snapshot of how voters are processing Trump’s leadership amid foreign policy uncertainty and sustained economic strain.Big Data Poll director Rich Baris summed up the mood shift, saying voters had “clearly run out of patience with the administration and his party” after months of warning signs and political grace.Trump has, however, rejected negative interpretations of his polling numbers, telling NewsMax in a phone interview earlier this week, “It is a problem I'm not on the ballot. Everyone says if I was on a ballot we'd win in a landslide. I have some of the best poll numbers I've ever had.” Newsweek has contacted the White House via email for further comment. Why It MattersPresidential approval typically changes gradually once an administration is established, making synchronized declines across multiple polling series notable. Together,