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Trump Loses Ground on Several Personal Traits as Approval Rating Slips

Pew Research Center · Reem Nadeem · last updated

A majority of Americans (56%) say the overall level of ethics and honesty in the federal government has fallen over the course of Trump’s term.

Americans’ assessments of President Donald Trump have declined steadily over the last several months. His job approval rating now stands at 34% – the lowest mark of his second term. He has also lost ground across a variety of personal attributes and issue areas.

One of the steepest declines has been in the share of Americans who say Trump “keeps his promises.” Today, 38% say this describes Trump very or fairly well, down from 43% last August and 51% shortly after his reelection in November 2024.

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