Trump records lowest 100-day approval rating in 80 years: Poll

In the US, Donald Trump has recorded the lowest 100-day approval rating of any president in the country in the past 80 years. According to a new poll conducted by ABC News, The Washington Post and Ipsos, only 39 percent of Americans said they approved of how Trump is handling his job, a drop of six points since February. The figure is even lower than his previous 42 percent approval recorded in 2017. Trump also faced strong opposition on a range of policy issues. Majorities said they disapproved of his handling of stock market volatility, tariffs, foreign relations, and the economy overall.
Seventy-three percent said the economy is in bad shape, 53% said it's gotten worse since Trump took office and 41% said their own finances have worsened -- which is as many as those who said so under President Joe Biden last summer. Seventy-two percent said they think it's very or somewhat likely that his economic policies will cause a recession in the short term.
Negative assessments go beyond the economy. Sixty-five percent said Trump's administration is trying to avoid complying with federal court orders, and 64% said he's going too far in trying to expand presidential powers. Sixty-two percent said they don't think his administration respects the rule of law.
CNN has the president with a 41 percent approval rating, up against 59 percent disapproval; both the NBC and CBS polls have him at 45 percent to 55 percent; and Fox News has Trump at 44 percent to 55 percent. This is the worst showing for a president at the 100-day mark, dating back to at least the end of the Second World War.