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.
Jamie Jackson is an Emmy-nominated television and radio broadcaster who has served American Urban Radio Networks since 2015. He previously covered the Obama and Trump administrations as a White House Correspondent and Pool Reporter for AURN News. Jamie hosted a national PBS television special in 2023 and over the years has worked as a TV news anchor and local NPR host for stations across the country. His work has been honored by numerous organizations, including the NAACP and the Virginia Farm Bureau.
