Overview
- Only 18% of Americans say they are financially better off under Trump’s policies, with a majority saying worse off, according to the CBS News/YouGov poll conducted March 17–20.
- Among independents, roughly 60% say Trump’s policies make them worse off and about 13% say better off, leaving him 48 points underwater on the economy in CNN’s analysis of the CBS data.
- Multiple surveys from Quantus Insights, Daily Mail/JL Partners, Rasmussen, and RMG also report slumping approval, while Real Clear Polling’s mid‑March average shows Trump at roughly -14 net approval.
- CNN’s Harry Enten warned there is “nowhere to hide” for Republicans, and conservative host Jesse Kelly said the party could be “massacred” in the midterms if the trend persists.
- Newsweek reports the White House dismisses the findings, with spokesperson Davis Ingle saying the 2024 election was the “ultimate poll” and pointing to strong backing from MAGA supporters.