Opinion Today
August 15, 2025
Trump’s Tariffs and ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ Face More Opposition Than Support as His Job Rating Slips Jocelyn Kiley, Gabriel Borelli, Joseph Copeland and Shanay Gracia, Pew Research Center Six months into his second term, public evaluations of President Donald Trump’s job performance have grown more negative. His job approval stands at 38% (60% disapprove), and fewer Americans now attribute several positive personal characteristics to him than did so during the campaign. Two of the new administration’s signature accomplishments – the rollout of its tariff policies and the tax and spending law known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill” – garner considerably more disapproval than approval.
How Americans view the Trump administration’s approach to the Russia-Ukraine war Hannah Hartig, Pew Research Center Ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump’s meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday, 59% of Americans say they are not confident that Trump can make wise decisions about…
