Social Polls: Trump Worries

Fresh polling and the social posts built around it are converging on the same point: voters are giving Donald Trump weaker marks on the economy and, increasingly, on immigration. (realclearpolitics.com) A Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted April 15-20, 2026, found Trump at 36% approval overall and 62% disapproval. On specific issues, 30% approved of his handling of the U.S. economy, 25% approved on cost of living, and 40% approved on immigration. (realclearpolitics.com) The same poll put Trump underwater on every major issue listed in its topline. On immigration, 53% disapproved; on the economy, 63% disapproved; on inflation and rising prices, 24% approved and 68% disapproved. (realclearpolitics.com) That shift is notable because immigration was one of Trump’s stronger issues early in his second term. Reuters reported that 50% approved of his immigration performance in polling from the weeks after his January 2025 inauguration; the latest Reuters/Ipsos reading put that figure at 40%. (usnews.com) The economy has moved in the same direction. Reuters reported in April 2025 that Trump’s economic approval had fallen to 37%, down from 42% just after inauguration, and that three-quarters of respondents said they worried a recession was coming. (usnews.com) CNN’s polling coverage has shown a similar slide. A CNN report published April 1, 2026, said 31% of Americans approved of Trump’s handling of the economy and 65% said his policies had worsened conditions. (cnn.com) Social posts from WIONews and other accounts are amplifying those numbers into short video clips and argument threads, especially around border policy, crime and household prices. The posts referenced in the chatter are on X, where the embedded claims are circulating faster than the underlying poll documents. (x.com) Some of the online debate turns on whether tougher border enforcement reduced crime. The Reuters/Ipsos issue poll found Trump at 40% approval on crime, the same as his immigration rating, but still below a majority and below his disapproval on those issues. (realclearpolitics.com) Other posts tie Trump’s policies to higher gas prices and trade disruption. Reuters reported April 22 that gas prices in Michigan briefly topped $4 a gallon in early April and were still about $3.80 that week, up 27% since the Iran war began on February 28; CNN’s tariff tracker says businesses have passed more tariff costs to consumers over time. (usnews.com) (cnn.com) Trump and his allies argue that tougher enforcement and tariffs are meant to protect U.S. workers, tighten border controls and reset trade terms. The polling now shows many voters separating those goals from the way the policies are landing in daily life, especially on prices and economic stability. (cnn.com) (realclearpolitics.com) With the 2026 midterms approaching, the story in the feeds is no longer just that Trump dominates immigration politics. It is that two issues central to his political brand — border control and the economy — are now producing the same kind of warning signs in public polling and in the social media reaction built around it. (usnews.com)