Despite President Donald Trump's enthusiastic Michigan rally on April 29 to commemorate the first 100 days of his second term, various national polls are indicating a different story with historically low favorability numbers driven by increasing worries over immigration and the economy.
The most recent example is a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Wednesday, April 30, which shows a 42% approval rating. Similarly, a NPR/PBS/Marist survey released the day before reported identical ratings, while polls from CNN and The Economist/YouGov within the past week have given the president a 41% approval rating.
Discontent over the economy, immigration, and trade wars are key factors contributing to Americans' unfavorable view of the president in his second term, according to the latest poll surveying 1,029 U.S. adults nationwide from April 25-27. The poll had a margin of error of about 3 percentage points.
His approval and disapproval ratings of 42% and 53% respectively remain steady from a previous Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted a week earlier, although opinions on Trump's handling of the economy and immigration have decreased since the last survey.
Approval of Trump's economic performance is currently at 36%, marking the lowest level he's had throughout both terms, according to Reuters, a one-point decrease from the previous poll conducted from April 16-21.
Meanwhile, approval of the president's immigration policies remains at 45%, while disapproval has risen two points from 46% last week to 48% this week.
An average of recent polling data from RealClearPolitics, excluding the most recent Reuters/Ipsos poll as of Wednesday afternoon, April 30, shows Trump with a 45.1% approval rating and a 52.1% disapproval rating.
Trump's recent approval ratings in the low- to mid-40s are record lows for a president's first 100 days dating back to Dwight D. Eisenhower's administration in early 1953. Only Trump's first term saw approval ratings similar to those released this week, averaging a 41% favorability in April 2017.
Kathryn Palmer is a trending news reporter. You can reach her at Kapalmer@usatoday.com.