Trump’s shrinking approval is more than a rough patch; it’s a warning flare for his entire project. When a president falls below 40 percent, allies grow cautious, opponents grow bolder, and every misstep feels fatal. The Quinnipiac numbers don’t just show discontent with a few decisions—they point to exhaustion with constant crisis, confrontation, and the sense that promised “order” has delivered only more chaos.
Immigration crackdowns that once electrified his base now unfold against images of troops in American streets and escalating protests. Economic unease chips away at his last aura of competence. In this climate, each new controversy lands on a public already primed to doubt him. Whether Trump can reverse the trend matters less than the damage already done: a presidency increasingly defined not by dominance, but by eroding trust and a country quietly turning away.