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President Donald Trump's approval rating increased in the latest Reuters/Ipsos poll released this week.
Trump's approval rating rose by 2% from 42% on April 21 to 44% on Tuesday (May 13). The poll also showed that his net approval rating increased from -8 on April 21 to -1 on May 13, with the trend being addressed by CNN data guru Harry Enten during a live broadcast this week.
"Time for a reality check... I think some folks thought Trump's approval rating would keep falling, but it's rising. Ipsos has his net approval going from -8 pts to -1 pt with voters. Aggregate has him up higher than late April too & much higher than at this point in term 1," Enten wrote on his X account, along with a clip of his analysis.
Trump's approval rating was also reported to have increased by double-digits within the past two weeks, according to the conservative-leaning Rasmussen Reports index history. Trump's approval index broke even at zero on Monday (May 12) after dropping to as low as -11 on April 25.
The approval index did drop to -3 on Tuesday (May 13), however, Trump's total approval increased to 52%, which was his highest rating since March. The Rasmussen poll varies from several recent national polls, with the president having ended the month of April with a 44% approval rating, according to Ballotpedia, which averaged daily national approval/opinion ratings.