U.S. President Donald Trump reviews an honor guard with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People on May 14, 2026 in Beijing, China. | Alex Wong/Getty Images AsiaPacRealClearPolitics’ aggregator website records President Trump’s approval at 40 percent but a more discerning aggregator, FiftyPlusOne (FPO), has Trump with a 37 point approval and a 23 point net negative (60% disapproval). Trump’s trip to China and Xi Jinping is at his weakest political moment. Domestically, Trump’s approval is, according to pollster Elliott Morris, “…sitting roughly 36.8% approval and 59.7% disapproval in the FPO polling average – a net rating of about -23, making him the most unpopular president at this point in his term in modern history, worse even than Joe Biden during the 2022 inflation panic.”
His international ratings are even worse than in the U.S. Pew Research reports that Trump receives “mostly negative ratings on a scale of low or high confidence” to do the right thing in world affairs” in 24 nations surveyed.
- Western Europe (especially low in Germany, Spain, Italy)
- Mexico (highest no confidence in list)
Neither Chinese President Xi nor Trump receives high confidence scores but in the last two years confidence in American Presidents (Joe Biden and Trump) has declined and Xi increased.
Trump, in one year, has damaged his reputation with Americans and the U.S. reputation with key allies. After Trump misplayed his cards, he now has a weak hand.
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