{"id":12399,"date":"2026-04-25T10:53:45","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T10:53:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/storyreadin.com\/?p=12399"},"modified":"2026-04-25T10:56:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T10:56:03","slug":"trumps-approval-rating-revealed-in-new-poll-as-americans-question-his-mental-fitness-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/storyreadin.com\/?p=12399","title":{"rendered":"Trump\u2019s Approval Rating Revealed in New Poll as Americans Question His Mental Fitness"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"entry-header\">\n<h1 class=\"entry-title\">Trump\u2019s Approval Rating Revealed in New Poll as Americans Question His Mental Fitness<\/h1>\n<div class=\"entry-meta\"><span class=\"posted-on\"><a href=\"https:\/\/startreadingstory.net\/309\" rel=\"bookmark\"><time class=\"entry-date published updated\" datetime=\"2026-04-24T14:05:30+00:00\">April 24, 2026<\/time><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h1><strong>Trump attended a marathon Bible reading this week<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>The president\u2019s latest approval rating has been revealed in a new poll as American people, including members of his own party, continue to question his cognitive health.<\/p>\n<p>Many people fear that Donald Trump has bitten off more than he can chew with the war in Iran, but it\u2019s not the only reason that people have raised concerns about his mental sharpness in recent weeks.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-1\"><\/div>\n<p>Many Republican Party members have spoken out against the 79-year-old after he posted an AI image that appeared to depict himself as Jesus, which he later clarified was intended to be seen as him being a doctor \u2013 to which many an eyebrow was raised.<\/p>\n<p>The updated approval rating also comes after a quarrel with Pope Leo XIV, who has publicly criticised the US for waging war on Iran.<\/p>\n<p>After receiving backlash from hundreds of conservatives, Trump reiterated to reporters on April 17 that he has \u2018a right to disagree with the Pope\u2019, after stating that he is \u2018weak on crime\u2019 and \u2018terrible for foreign policy\u2019.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-10\">\n<div id=\"kaylestore.net_responsive_2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-53123\" src=\"https:\/\/kaylestore.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/11dc.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 812px) 100vw, 812px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kaylestore.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/11dc.png 812w, https:\/\/kaylestore.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/11dc-300x198.png 300w, https:\/\/kaylestore.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/11dc-768x507.png 768w, https:\/\/kaylestore.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/11dc-150x99.png 150w, https:\/\/kaylestore.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/11dc-450x297.png 450w\" alt=\"\" width=\"812\" height=\"536\" \/><\/p>\n<p>However it seems that the president is eager to get Christian conservatives back on side, as he was seen at a marathon Bible reading on Tuesday evening (April 21).<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-1\"><\/div>\n<p>Trump read from 2 Chronicles as part of an \u2018America Reads the Bible\u2019 event at the Museum of the Bible in Washington.<\/p>\n<p>But in spite of the attempt to seemingly prove to his formerly loyal supporters that religion remains important to him, a six-day public opinion poll, conducted by Reuters\/Ipsos, has revealed his most recent approval rating.<\/p>\n<h1><strong>Donald Trump\u2019s latest approval rating<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Trump enjoyed his highest approval rating of his current term shortly after he was sworn into office again on January 20, where it stood at 47 percent.<\/p>\n<p>However according to the latest stats, only 36 percent of Americans approve of Trump\u2019s performance, as of April 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The president has been under increasing pressure to end the war with Iran, which his administration began alongside Israel in February, as the price of oil around the world has risen to record highs.<\/p>\n<p>Also, the report revealed that only 26 percent of Americans said they consider Trump \u2018even-tempered\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Between threatening to wipe out an entire civilization and falling out with some of the US\u2019 closest historical allies, including the UK, it\u2019s safe to say the president\u2019s mental capacity has been called into question.<\/p>\n<h1><strong>The most bizarre quotes and announcements from Trump\u2019s second term<\/strong><\/h1>\n<h1><strong>He won\u2019t deport Prince Harry because \u2018he has enough problems with Meghan\u2019<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>In early 2025, Trump was asked during an interview with the New York Post if he had plans to kick Prince Harry out of the US amid ongoing questions about his immigration status.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t want to do that. I\u2019ll leave him alone. He\u2019s got enough problems with his wife,\u201d he said. \u201cShe\u2019s terrible.\u201d<\/p>\n<h1><strong>Saying Volodymyr Zelenskyy was \u2018all dressed up\u2019 in military attire<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Ahead of a 2025 meeting in the Oval Office, the Ukrainian president wore a black, long-sleeved polo shirt featuring the Ukrainian trident \u2013 after which he\u2019d vowed not to wear a suit until Russia\u2019s invasion of his country would come to an end.<\/p>\n<p>Trump jokily said as he greeted Zelenskyy: \u201cOh look, you\u2019re all dressed up.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"fluid-width-video-wrapper\"><iframe id=\"fitvid430070\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RoVAS_gGoVk?si=rKN5vwte8JBa-fjP\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h1><strong>Saying Denmark doesn\u2019t have a right to Greenland \u2013 despite it belonging to them<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>When the US was involved in that dispute over Greenland, as Trump wanted the land to be America\u2019s, he claimed that Denmark didn\u2019t have the \u2018right\u2019 to the country.<\/p>\n<p>Well, it\u2019s clear Trump didn\u2019t realize that Greenland is a self-governing, autonomous country within the Kingdom of Denmark, and has been part of Denmark for 600 years.<\/p>\n<h1><strong>A promise to bring back plastic straws<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Again in 2025, Trump \u2013 who sold branded plastic straws during his 2020 election campaign \u2013 said paper straws \u2018don\u2019t work\u2019 and \u2018disgustingly\u2019 dissolve when being used.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese things don\u2019t work,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019ve had them many times, and on occasion, they break, they explode.\u201d<\/p>\n<h1><strong>Saying the Biden administration spent $8 million making mice transgender<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>During his address to Congress in March 2025, Trump accused the Biden administration of spending $8 million on \u2018transgender mice\u2019 experiments.<\/p>\n<p>PBS later fact-checked this and concluded that this claim was false, with PBS News Hour\u2019s White House correspondent Laura Barr\u00f3n-L\u00f3pez saying \u2018the idea that scientists are making mice transgender is false\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese experiments were studying the effects of gender-affirming hormones on asthma and on whether gender-affirming hormones increase breast cancer risk,\u201d Barr\u00f3n-L\u00f3pez explained.<\/p>\n<h1><strong>Renaming the Gulf of Mexico<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>On his first day in office for his second term of presidency in January 2025, Trump infamously signed an executive order to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America to honor \u2018American greatness\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s crucial to note that the change applies only to US federal communications and maps.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fluid-width-video-wrapper\"><iframe id=\"fitvid944898\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vGRX41PiqaQ?si=ABf5gf-6zVt7QcfV\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h1><strong>Saying a day like The Purge would \u2018curb crime\u2019<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>During his 2024 election campaign, Trump wildly called for \u2018one real rough, nasty\u2019 and \u2018violent day\u2019 of police retaliation in order to eradicate crime \u2018immediately\u2019 \u2013 which many drew comparisons to the thriller film The Purge.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne rough hour \u2014 and I mean real rough \u2014 the word will get out and it will end immediately, you know? It will end immediately,\u201d Trump said to the crowd in Erie, Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\"><\/div>\n<p>Calling Kamala Harris a \u2018s**t\u2019 vice president<\/p>\n<p>Another moment during his 2024 election campaign saw Trump take aim at his opponent, former vice president Kamala Harris.<\/p>\n<p>He said to his supporters: \u201cWe have to tell Kamala Harris that you\u2019ve had enough, that you just can\u2019t take it anymore. We can\u2019t stand you, you\u2019re a s**t vice president. The worst.\u201d<\/p>\n<h1><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-53125\" src=\"https:\/\/kaylestore.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/a10.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kaylestore.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/a10.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/kaylestore.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/a10-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/kaylestore.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/a10-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/kaylestore.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/a10-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kaylestore.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/a10-150x188.jpg 150w, https:\/\/kaylestore.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/a10-450x563.jpg 450w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" \/><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump\u2019s Approval Rating Revealed in New Poll as Americans Question His Mental Fitness April 24, 2026 Trump attended a marathon Bible reading this week The president\u2019s latest approval rating has &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11396,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12399","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-real-life-story"],"brizy_media":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/storyreadin.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12399","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/storyreadin.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/storyreadin.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/storyreadin.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/storyreadin.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12399"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/storyreadin.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12399\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12403,"href":"https:\/\/storyreadin.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12399\/revisions\/12403"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/storyreadin.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/11396"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/storyreadin.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12399"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/storyreadin.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12399"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/storyreadin.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12399"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}