Trump Approval Rating Hits Record Low in New Poll
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What happened
A Reuters/Ipsos poll released Monday put President Donald Trump’s job approval at 32 percent, matching that pollster’s lowest reading from the prior month. An NBC News/Telemundo poll found 24 percent of Hispanic Americans approved of his performance and 59 percent of Latino voters preferred a Democratic-controlled Congress. Before a flight to Nebraska to campaign for Republican Sen. Pete Ricketts, Trump told a reporter he was “doing great” and called the questioner “fake news.” The surveys were released about a month before the 2026 midterm elections that will decide control of Congress.
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ONE-SIDED THIS WEEK.
Only left-leaning outlets have covered this story in the last two days;
Breitbart reported it on 2026-09-28.
Omitted — what each side leaves out
Unpacked
Right-leaning outlets had not covered this as of publication, leaving the record-low poll only on the left. Left-leaning coverage reports a Reuters survey putting Trump's approval at 32 percent and warns the dip could prove dire for Republicans ahead of the midterms. The Guardian also notes lost support among Latinos who backed him in the last election. It ties the slide to the economy and to the war with Iran. A reader of the silent side would not see those figures or the president's claim that he is doing great.
Left-leaning coverage disagrees on which survey produced the Hispanic approval number. One Guardian write-up assigns it to Reuters and another to NBC News.
How does this figure compare with Trump's previous lows in the same poll series?
Bottom line
The Guardian is reporting a Reuters record low of 32 percent, and right-leaning outlets have not published that poll at all. A month before the midterms, that figure exists only on the left.
The receipts — 2 facts one side's coverage lacks
- Just 24% of Hispanic Americans approve of Trump's performance.
- 59% of Latino voters prefer a Democratic-controlled Congress.
The Left View
The Guardian and The Hill reported Trump’s approval at a record-low 32 percent in Reuters/Ipsos, with losses among independents and Latinos, and cited the NBC/Telemundo finding that Latino support for a Democratic Congress had doubled versus two years earlier. Coverage emphasized Trump’s dismissal of the polls, his campaign travel despite the numbers, some Republicans distancing themselves on immigration, and possible risk to GOP control of Congress. Guardian live blogs also noted New York Times/Siena gubernatorial polling in Texas, Iowa, Ohio, and Alaska, plus Trump’s comments on crowd size, mail voting, and taxpayer-funded ads.
Our Take (balanced)
The core claims are substantive and checkable: named pollsters, specific percentages, and Trump’s on-the-record remarks. The 32 percent Reuters/Ipsos figure and the NBC/Telemundo Latino numbers are established as what those surveys reported; whether 32 percent is a historic low is a claim about that pollster’s series, not an independent fact. Broader assertions about the economy, a war with Iran, or party distancing mix poll context with interpretation and are not independently documented in the cited coverage. No right-leaning outlet has reported this. Watch for full crosstabs, other pollsters’ releases, and whether campaigns or the White House respond with competing data.
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