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President Donald Trump's supporters don't actually want him to serve a third term, according to a recent poll by The Economist/YouGov.
The survey, which was conducted between November 28 and December 1, showed that a majority 45% said they don't want Trump to take office again, while 43% said they would support a third term and 11% said they were unsure. The president has teased running again in 2028 -- despite term limits set by the 22nd Amendment of the U.S. Constitution prohibiting him from doing so -- on numerous occasions, which has included "Trump 2028" red hats being spotted at the White House and for sale as merchandise, as well as telling NBC News in March that “A lot of people want me to do it."
“But, I mean, I basically tell them we have a long way to go, you know, it’s very early in the administration,” he said, later adding, “I’m not joking. But I’m not — it is far too early to think about it.”
Trump's approval rating is reported to have hit a new low for his second term and is approaching exclusive territory, according to CNN chief data analyst Harry Enten. Enten discussed several polls showing Trump's negative net approval rating, including a recent Gallup poll, which had him at -24% from the -1% in January.
“We’re talking about a drop of over 20 points in the wrong direction for the president of the United States," Enten said.
Former President Richard Nixon was the only commander in chief with a lower approval rating than Trump in his second term, with Nixon's low-point coming just prior to becoming the first president to resign from office in 1974.
“Anywhere you look this is the second-worst for a president of either party in their second term dating all the way back since the 1940s,” Enten said.
The analyst added that no president has successfully increased their approval rating by more than five points between the current point of Trump's administration -- which is approaching its 11th full month -- and the midterm elections, with Enten predicting the Republicans will lose the Congressional majority.
Last week, Trump's approval rating is net negative in 12 national polls conducted in November, according to RealClearPolling.com. The polling aggregator had Trump at a 43.0% approval average and a 54.8% disapproval average, with a spread of -11.8.
The president was reported to have a -7 spread in the latest Morning Consult poll; a -13 spread in the latest Economist/YouGov poll; a -5 spread in the latest Big Data Poll; a -20 spread in the latest CBS News poll; a -10 spread in the latest Daily Mail poll; a -5 spread in the latest Rasmussen Reports poll; a -5 spread in the latest InsiderAdvantage poll; a -17 spread in the latest FOX News poll; a -7 spread in the latest RMG Research* poll; a -22 spread in the latest Reuters/Ipsos poll; a -12 spread in the latest Quantus Insights poll' and a -14 spread in the latest Marquette poll.
Trump was also reported to have his lowest disapproval rating of any point during his two non-consecutive terms in office, according to famed polling expert Nate Silver.