House Recesses as Trump Faces Lowest Poll Numbers Yet

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President Donald Trump speaks during a reception for Republican members of Congress in the East Room of the White House, Tuesday, July 22, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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(AURN News) — President Donald Trump’s approval rating has fallen to a new low, according to the latest polling average from Strength in Numbers.

The group’s rolling average shows 42.6% of Americans approve of the president’s performance, while 53.5% disapprove — marking his weakest numbers since returning to office.

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., flanked by Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., left, and Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., blames Democrats, former President Joe Biden, and Republican lawmaker Thomas Massie of Kentucky, over the Jeffrey Epstein situation, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, July 22, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

The decline comes amid growing backlash over the Jeffrey Epstein case files, which has shaken confidence in the president even within the MAGA movement. Calls are intensifying in Congress to force the release of classified files related to the case.

On Tuesday, House Speaker Mike Johnson said lawmakers would head into recess, putting a temporary stop to efforts in Congress to force the release of Epstein-related documents.

Trump has tried to move past the controversy, but public interest in the case — and the political pressure surrounding it — continues to grow.


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