Days forward of President Donald Trump’s State of the Union deal with to Congress and somewhat greater than two weeks earlier than the primary main voters head to the polls, majorities of People disapprove of how the president is dealing with inflation, tariffs, relations with different international locations, immigration and the financial system, in accordance with an ABC News/Washington Post/Ipsos poll conducted via Ipsos’ KnowledgePanel ballot performed shortly earlier than the Supreme Court invalidated Trump’s global tariffs.
And regardless of Trump’s low rankings, People do not belief Democrats in Congress extra to deal with the nation’s greatest issues.
President Donald Trump speaks throughout a press convention within the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White Home in Washington, February 20, 2026.
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About two-thirds of People disapprove of how Trump is dealing with inflation (65%) whereas over 6 in 10 disapprove of how he’s dealing with tariffs on imported items (64%) and U.S. relations with different international locations (62%). Practically as many disapprove of how he’s dealing with immigration (58%) and the financial system (57%). The ballot was performed Feb. 12-17; the Supreme Court’s decision on tariffs came out Feb. 20.
Trump’s highest approval score is at greatest barely adverse: The immigration state of affairs on the U.S.-Mexico border, the place 50% of People disapprove of how he’s dealing with issues and 47% approve.
Whereas majorities of Democrats and independents disapprove of Trump on all six points measured, there’s a cut up amongst Republicans. Over half of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents, 54%, say they’re supporters of the MAGA motion and 42% say they aren’t. Majorities of MAGA Republicans approve of how Trump is dealing with all six points measured, however amongst non-MAGA Republicans, majorities disapprove of how he’s dealing with inflation, tariffs and relations with different international locations. A majority of non-MAGA Republicans approve of how he’s handing the border, financial system and immigration.
Trump’s general disapproval score is at 60%, marking the best numerical disapproval of his second time period and matching his disapproval score as he left workplace after his first time period in January 2021.
Do People like Democrats any higher?
However even with all of that, People don’t belief the Democratic Social gathering any greater than Trump.
Senate Minority Chief Chuck Schumer joined by Home Minority Chief Hakeem Jeffries and Home Homeland Safety Chairman Bennie Thompson, speaks at a press convention on Division of Homeland Safety (DHS) funding on the Capitol, Feb. 4, 2026.
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People are roughly cut up on who they belief extra to deal with the nation’s primary issues: 33% say Trump and 31% say Democrats — and one other 31% say neither. Final 12 months, they trusted Trump over Democrats by a 7-point margin.
They’re additionally roughly cut up on trusting Trump or Democrats on decreasing the price of residing within the U.S., however choose Trump to deal with immigration by 4 proportion factors.
And whereas 64% of People say Trump is out of contact with the considerations of most individuals within the nation as we speak, that matches the share who say the identical in regards to the Democratic Social gathering.
The financial system
Whereas People are nonetheless fairly adverse on the financial system, these emotions have tempered, however solely barely.
Practically half of People say the financial system has gotten worse since Trump turned president (48%), which is down from 52% who stated the identical in October. The share saying the financial system has gotten higher ticked up solely barely over the identical interval, from 27% to 29%.
And simply 22% say they’re higher off financially now than when Trump turned president in 2025, up from 18% in October. That score is increased than Biden loved all through his presidency on the identical measure. Nonetheless, a majority of People say their monetary state of affairs is both “about the identical” (44%) or “not as nicely off” (33%).
As talked about, 65% of People disapprove of how Trump is dealing with inflation, 64% disapprove of how he’s dealing with tariffs and 57% disapprove of how he’s dealing with the financial system general.
Trump’s honesty, psychological and bodily well being
Furthermore, extra than half of People, 56%, say Trump lacks the psychological sharpness it takes to serve successfully as president, the best in ABC Information-Washington Submit-Ipsos polling since 2020 — when it was 52%.
When President Joe Biden was in workplace, 54% stated he lacked the psychological sharpness to be president, rising to 69% by January 2024 in ABC-Submit-Ipsos polling.
About half (51%) say Trump is just not in adequate bodily well being to serve successfully as president both — additionally a excessive in ABC-Submit-Ipsos polling relationship to 2023 and a stark distinction from the 28% who stated this less than three years ago. In January 2024, 69% stated the identical about Biden.
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Drive One shortly earlier than takeoff, Feb. 19, 2026, at Joint Base Andrews, Md.
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Majorities of Democrats and independents say Trump doesn’t have the psychological or bodily well being to successfully function president, whereas most Republicans — together with almost all MAGA Republicans and a smaller majority of non-MAGA Republicans — say Trump has each the psychological sharpness and adequate bodily well being to serve successfully as president.
On the identical time, an excellent bigger share of People — 7 in 10 — say Trump is just not trustworthy and reliable, tying a high-point set in January 2024. Biden by no means obtained near that degree throughout his presidency, peaking at 55% saying he was not trustworthy in January 2024. Immediately, majorities of Democrats (96%), independents (80%) and non-MAGA Republicans (74%) say Trump is just not trustworthy and reliable, whereas greater than 8 in 10 MAGA Republicans say Trump is trustworthy and reliable.
People are roughly cut up over whether or not Trump is a powerful chief (48%) or not (51%).
A rising majority of People say that Trump is utilizing the presidency to complement himself, 62%, up from 56% final September. Simply over a 3rd of People say the president is just not utilizing his publish to complement himself.
Majorities of Democrats (95%) and independents (69%) say Trump is utilizing the presidency to complement himself, together with about half of non-MAGA Republicans (51%). Most MAGA Republicans (86%) say Trump is just not utilizing the presidency to complement himself.
About two-thirds of People (65%) say Trump has gone past his authority as president, the best share since ABC-Submit-Ipsos first requested final February and it was 57%.
And over half (56%) of People say the Trump administration is just not dedicated to defending People’ rights and freedoms, whereas 43% say it’s; almost an identical to the shares who stated the identical in April of final 12 months.
Majorities oppose Trump utilizing navy to pressure adjustments in different international locations, slicing the variety of really helpful vaccines
On two points, People oppose the Trump administration by a greater than 2-to-1 margin, with giant shares saying they haven’t any opinion.
The Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention below Trump has cut the number of vaccines recommended for children. This variation was enacted by Well being and Human Companies Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime vaccine skeptic, with out an impartial evaluate.
Secretary of Well being and Human Companies Robert F. Kennedy Jr. delivers remarks whereas President Donald Trump listens throughout a press convention to announce a hyperlink between autism and childhood vaccines and using widespread ache remedy Tylenol for pregnant girls and kids, claims which aren’t backed by a long time of science, on the White Home, Sept. 22, 2025.
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Most People (53%) oppose the Trump administration lowering the variety of vaccine suggestions for youngsters – whereas solely 21% assist it – with a Republican cut up: 56% of MAGA Republicans are in assist in contrast with simply 21% of non-MAGA Republicans. Mixed, 44% of Republicans assist the Trump administration recommending fewer vaccines, 23% oppose it and 33% haven’t any opinion or skipped the query.
Most Democrats (87%) and a slim majority of independents (52%) oppose the administration recommending fewer vaccines – with extra independents voicing no opinion (31%) than assist (17%).
In January, the U.S. navy captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his spouse, and Trump claimed that the U.S. would “run” the nation for an unspecified time period. Individually, Trump has steadily voiced his want for the U.S. to control Greenland saying the U.S. “will go so far as we’ve to go” to acquire the island.
Nicolas Maduro is seen in handcuffs after touchdown at a Manhattan helipad, escorted by closely armed Federal brokers as they make their manner into an armored automobile en path to a Federal courthouse in New York, Jan. 5, 2026 in New York.
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Over half of People (54%) oppose Trump utilizing the U.S. navy to pressure adjustments in different international locations, whereas simply 20% assist this and one other 26% say they haven’t any opinion or skipped the query.
Most MAGA Republicans (56%) assist Trump utilizing the navy to pressure adjustments, whereas 40% of non-MAGA Republicans oppose it and one other 40% say they haven’t any opinion. Majorities of Democrats and independents oppose this.
And as revelations from the information from the investigation of disgraced, convicted intercourse offender Jeffrey Epstein proceed to roll out, most People (56%) say the Trump administration has not been clear of their launch whereas simply 26% say they’ve been clear.
Whereas 69% of MAGA Republicans say the Trump administration has been clear in its launch of the Epstein information, simply 32% of non-MAGA Republicans agree. Most Democrats and independents say the administration has not been clear.
Methodology — This ABC Information-Washington Submit-Ipsos ballot was performed by way of the probability-based Ipsos KnowledgePanel, Feb. 12-17, 2026, amongst 2,589 U.S. adults and has an general margin of error of plus or minus 2 proportion factors. The error margins are bigger amongst partisan group subsamples.
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