Multiple polls reveal that Americans are increasingly fed up with President Donald Trump’s second term, with a growing share upset with his presidency.
An NBC News Decision Desk survey conducted last month found that nearly half of Democrats, 49%, said they are “furious” at Trump’s actions. Just 43% of Americans overall approve of his performance, while 57% disapprove. Independents are especially sour, with only 8% reporting positive feelings about his administration compared to 56% who say their feelings are negative.
At the same time, a CBS News/YouGov poll found that two-thirds of Americans believe Trump is trying to expand the powers of the presidency, a sentiment shared even by some outside his partisan base. The survey showed deep divisions over his decision to deploy the National Guard to cities, with critics warning that he is acting for political gain rather than public safety.
That anger spilled over onto the world stage at the U.S. Open men’s final in New York, where Trump was greeted with loud boos and whistles as he appeared on stadium screens.
The president smirked and raised his fist as jeers intensified. Fans, already frustrated by long security lines that forced many to miss the start of play, expressed outrage at the heavy-handed measures required for his presence.
Even before the match, the U.S. Tennis Association acknowledged asking broadcasters not to show “off-court disruptions,” a move widely seen as an attempt to shield Trump from televised embarrassment.
“Despite media networks being ordered to try [to] drown it out, Trump gets clearly boo’d at the U.S. Open during the national anthem. The most hated president in the history of America,” social media user Jeff Rudd, founder of the UnitedPeople Party in Ireland, wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter.
Trump’s attempts to control the narrative have extended beyond sporting events. On Sept. 6, he posted an AI-generated image of himself styled as Robert Duvall’s character from the film ”Apocalypse Now” (1979) hovering over a war-torn Chicago skyline with helicopters and fire. He captioned the image, “Chicago about to find out why it’s called the Department of WAR,” while adding, “I love the smell of deportations in the morning.”
The post drew immediate rebukes.
“The President of the United States is threatening to go to war with an American city. This is not a joke. This is not normal,” Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker wrote on X. “Donald Trump isn’t a strongman; he’s a scared man.”
Meanwhile, the NBC News poll found that 40% of Americans described themselves as either “angry” or “furious” about Trump’s presidency, while only 27% of Republicans said they are “thrilled.”
Just 39% of Americans approve of his handling of inflation, and 41% approve of his handling of trade and tariffs, which demonstrates deep frustration not only with Trump’s approach to power but with the economic toll his policies continue to take.“It is clear that rising costs and inflation are top concerns for Americans—and they believe the Trump administration’s policies are making things worse,” Rep. George Latimer (D-N.Y.) wrote on X. “We need economic policies that help working families, not the ultra-wealthy.”