Donald Trump’s disapproval rating hits all-time high, Fox News poll shows
A Fox News poll puts Trump at 59% disapproval amid Iran-war backlash, but the “record high” label depends on Fox’s own tracking and a single snapshot shouldn’t be treated as a trendline.
Mar 25, 2026
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Summary
Newsweek reports a new Fox News poll showing President Donald Trump at 41% approval and 59% disapproval, with especially weak numbers on the war with Iran and foreign policy. The story leans hard on the “all-time high” framing without giving readers the broader polling context (other pollsters, timing of prior highs, and whether movement is statistically meaningful). This matters because poll headlines can become political “facts” that drive midterm narratives even when the underlying evidence is narrow or volatile.
Reality Check
The key factual point is narrow: one Fox News poll (March 20–23, 2026) found 59% disapproval and 41% approval among registered voters. Treating that as a durable shift requires more than a single poll—especially because the reported margin of error means small month-to-month changes can be noise, and “all-time high” here refers to Fox’s own trendline, not a universal measure across pollsters. The more solid takeaway from the same numbers is that public opinion in this poll is sharply negative on Iran-war handling (64% disapprove) and that support for the Iran action is minority (42%) with extreme partisan polarization.
Detail
Newsweek cites a Fox News poll of 1,001 registered voters conducted March 20–23, 2026, with a reported ±3% margin of error.
The poll’s toplines in the article: 41% approve of Trump’s job performance and 59% disapprove.
Issue ratings highlighted: 36% approve / 64% disapprove on Trump’s handling of the war in Iran, and 38% approve / 62% disapprove on foreign policy.
On the question of ongoing U.S. military action against Iran, the article reports 42% support vs. 58% oppose.
The poll shows stark partisan splits on Iran action: 77% of Republicans support it, compared with 28% of independents and 12% of Democrats.
Newsweek states Trump’s GOP approval is 84% with 16% disapproval, describing both as second-term extremes in Fox’s polling.
The article frames the result as a “record high for both his terms,” which is a claim about Fox’s own historical series rather than an all-pollsters benchmark.
For “historical context,” the piece compares to Obama in March 2014 using Fox’s figures (40% approve / 53% disapprove at a similar point in Obama’s second term).