Topline
President Donald Trump’s approval rating fell to a new low during his second term in a poll released Friday, just a few weeks after the longest government shutdown of all time was brought to an end.
The Gallup poll was published Friday.
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Key Facts
The president’s approval rating slipped 5 percentage points to 36% in a Gallup poll, marking the lowest score of his second term as his disapproval rating climbed to 60%.
Trump’s fall in the Gallup poll breaks from three straight months of steady approval, as he stayed between 40% and 41% from August to October.
Trump is still two percentage points shy of his all-time low, which was recorded in 2021 at 34%.
The Gallup poll was conducted from Nov. 3 to Nov. 25, covering the end of the government shutdown that resulted in an $11 billion GDP loss, hundreds of thousands of furloughed government employees and the suspension of federal food assistance.
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What Is Trump’s Approval Rating In Other Polls?
Polls have not been kind to Trump in the last few weeks. The president’s approval rating also fell to a second-term low in a Reuters/Ipsos survey released Nov. 18, sliding to 38%. The survey also found just 20% approved of Trump’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files. The latest Morning Consult polling published Nov. 10 recorded a low point for Trump’s approval, which reached 44%. Another second-term low for Trump of 44% was reached in a Harvard CAPS/Harris poll conducted from Nov. 4 to Nov. 6.
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Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/antoniopequenoiv/2025/11/28/donald-trumps-approval-rating-slips-5-to-new-second-term-low-after-end-of-historic-government-shutdown/
