US: Trump Approval Rating Steady As Tariffs Take Centre Stage Again

President Donald Trump's approval rating has held relatively steady over the past couple of weeks, with a refocus on immigration and national security appearing to put a floor under his net approval. According to The New York Times, Trump's aggregated approval sits at net -8%, largely unchanged since early May.

• According to Silver Bulletin, "44.9 percent of Americans approve of the job he’s doing and 51.5 percent disapprove. That’s a net approval rating of -6.7. Last week? It was -5.5. And the week before that it was -6.0. Over the last two weeks, Trump’s net approval on immigration (-4.2 —> -3.3), the economy (-13.0 —> -11.9), and inflation (-23.6 —> -23.8) also haven’t moved much."
• Silver Bulletin continues, noting this week's refocus on trade and tariffs: "But Trump’s net approval on trade/tariffs has declined from -12.7 to -14.5. We may be in for some more movement on the tariff approval front in the coming weeks ... It’s unclear how all of this will shake out. But last time Trump’s tariff policy took center stage, his approval on the issue (and overall) fell rapidly."

Figure 1: Trump Approval Rating

Source: Silver Bulletin