A majority of likely U.S. voters approve of President Donald Trump’s job performance, according to a new Rasmussen Reports poll. The survey found that 53% of respondents approve of the president’s performance, with 37% saying they strongly approve. Meanwhile, 46% disapprove, including 37% who strongly disapprove.
The favorable approval rating comes even before President Trump’s signature legislation on spending and tax cuts has been enacted. The “one big, beautiful bill” has cleared the House and is now under review in the Senate, where revisions are anticipated.
“The U.S. stock market actually had its best May since 1990. So, I think that has a lot to do with it,” Republican strategist Dustin Olson said Wednesday on Newsmax’s “Wake Up America.” “Even with uncertainty in the economy, with the one big, beautiful bill not having been passed the Senate yet and without the parade of trade deals happening, people feel like they’re optimistic.
“You know, the Harris, Harvard Harris poll, 51% say the economy is strong, 50% say even that they think that Trump’s policies are already having an effect. So, I think that’s largely what you see happening here,” he added.
A previous Rasmussen survey found that 84% of likely voters agree with President Trump’s stance that Iran must not be allowed to develop nuclear weapons. According to a Zogby Strategies poll, 56% of voters approve of Trump’s immigration and border security policies, while 50% support his efforts to reduce government spending.
Rasmussen Reports remains the only nationally recognized polling firm that tracks Trump’s job approval on a daily basis. Its latest survey is conducted nightly via telephone, sampling 300 likely voters and reported as a five-day rolling average.
