Donald Trump's approval rating in the United States has dropped to a record low ahead of the midterm elections, according to Spiegel. The German outlet reported the development on Tuesday, 22 September 2026.
Coverage of the same polling was carried by several other German news organisations, including DIE ZEIT, FAZ, WEB.DE and FOCUS online. DIE ZEIT reported that approval for Trump has also declined among Republicans, indicating the fall is not limited to opposition voters.
FOCUS online framed part of the decline around a pricing promise Trump had made, reporting that the commitment is now working against him. The outlets did not agree on a single explanation for the numbers, but the shared focus was the record-low level recorded before voters go to the polls.
The reports emerge as the midterm elections approach, a period when a sitting president's standing is typically treated as a signal of how his party may fare. The material reviewed does not include the specific polling figures, the pollster behind the survey, or the dates the data was collected, so those details remain unconfirmed here.
What to watch next: whether subsequent polling confirms the record-low level and whether Republican support continues to erode as the midterms draw closer.
