Trump's awful approval ratings

Days to Utah's 2025 municipal primary elections (8/12/2025) - 19
Days until Election Day (11/4/2025) - 103
Days until the 2026 midterm elections (11/3/2026) - 467
Days until the 2028 presidential election (11/7/2028) - 1,202

President Donald Trump promised that America "would be winning so much, you'll be tired of winning." Well, he's apparently won his way to historically awful approval ratings.

According to CNN polling expert Harry Enten, Trump's overall net approval rating is negative 11, down nearly 20 points from when he took office in January when his net approval was +6.

Trump isn't just struggling; he's drowning on nearly every major issue.

Those numbers are practically glowing compared to the Epstein files debacle. Trump's sitting at -37 on the issue.

Trump's approval rating is nearly 40 points below the average president at this stage.

Trump's overall approval rating is so bad, it's nearly 40 points lower than the average U.S. president at this point in their administration.

The only president to have lower numbers after six months was Trump during his first term, when his net approval sat at -16 points. He's literally competing with himself for the title of least popular president, and somehow he's winning. Or losing. It's hard to tell anymore.

Sen. Mike Lee filed a bill that would give Congress greater control over Washington, D.C. [Washington Post]

Utah County puts controversial voting method that resulted in election errors on hold. [Salt Lake Tribune]

Utah governor "struggles" with death penalty, but calls it "warranted" in rare cases. [KUTV]

A lawmaker wants Utah Tech University to return to its old "Dixie" name. Here's what the school says. [Salt Lake Tribune]

Judge tosses SUWA's lawsuit over Utah's demand for public lands. [Fox 13]

Utah food pantry faces closure over "big beautiful bill" changes to SNAP benefits. [KUTV]

Utah after-school/summer program advocates breathing a bit easier after Trump administration releases some frozen funding. [Deseret News]

Cox calls for mental health care expansion on Utah State Hospital's 140th anniversary. [Utah News Dispatch]

The Justice Department informed President Donald Trump in May that his name appeared multiple times in documents related to Jeffrey Epstein. [Wall Street Journal]

A Republican-led House subcommittee voted in favor of a Democratic motion to subpoena the Justice Department's documents on Epstein. [Axios]

Attorney General Pam Bondi canceled her appearance at an anti-trafficking summit on Wednesday. [Fox News]

A Department of Justice official is reportedly expected to meet with longtime Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislane Maxwell on Thursday. [ABC News]

A federal judge on Wednesday refused the Trump administration's request to unseal grand jury records related to Epstein. [Associated Press]

Former President Barack Obama is raising money for Democrats to fight back against Republican efforts to re-draw political boundaries ahead of the 2026 election. [Politico]

Columbia University agreed to pay a $200 million fine to settle allegations from the Trump administration related to the harassment of Jewish students. [New York Times]

A Russian plane crashed in the far east of that country. Nearly 50 people on board are feared dead. [Reuters]

French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte are suing American far-right personality Candace Owens over her falsely claiming the president's wife is a man. [Guardian]

Sales of previously owned homes in June fell 2.7% while prices hit a record high. [CNBC]

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. accepted a recommendation from an advisory committee to remove the mercury-based preservative thimerosal from influenza vaccines. [News Nation]

The brains of healthy people aged faster during the COVID-19 pandemic according to a new study. However, the study found that mental agility only declined in those who were infected with the virus. [Nature]