PremiumDan Balz and Scott Clement Washington Post·16 Jul, 2026 08:24 PM7 mins to readUS President Donald Trump in Bismarck, North Dakota on July 1, 2026. Photo / Getty ImagesAmericans give President Donald Trump broadly negative assessments, according to the latest Washington Post-Ipsos poll.

Americans give President Donald Trump broadly negative reviews for his handling of key issues, say they are strained by the cost of living and are pessimistic that the administration’s start-and-stop negotiations

will lower fuel prices or prevent the Iranians from developing a nuclear weapon, according to the latest Washington Post-Ipsos poll.