On Thursday night’s Special Report with Bret Baier, the anchor shared some grim news with viewers — and for Trump, it hit where it hurts. A newly released Fox News poll shows the former president struggling badly with voter approval just over 100 days into his return to the White House.
“If you look at our new Fox News poll for the first 100 days job approval, compared to other presidents … the president is at 44 percent,” Baier reported, adding that the number lags far behind his predecessors.
By comparison, Joe Biden stood at 54 percent at this same point in his presidency. Barack Obama was at 62 percent, and George W. Bush enjoyed an even higher 63 percent. Even Trump himself fared better during his first term, clocking in at 45 percent — edging out his current self by a point.
That’s right — Trump 1.0 is currently beating Trump 2.0.
Fox’s own chief political analyst, Brit Hume, didn’t sugarcoat the numbers either. “There was a list of issues that we asked people how they felt about, and the president is underwater in all but one — and that one is the border,” Hume said.
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The poll separated immigration from the border, and while Trump managed to stay above water on border-related topics, he still dipped slightly below on immigration. Worse, he’s “way down” when it comes to the economy — a space Trump has historically leaned on as a strength.
And it doesn’t stop there.
“He’s even further down on tariffs,” Hume noted, “which of course are part of the economic picture. His foreign policy numbers aren’t good either. And so on.”
Hume wasn’t surprised by the results. “This is not really unexpected,” he said. “It’s reflective of a work in progress.”
He pointed out that the administration still lacks major deliverables — no trade deals, controversial tariffs causing unease, and no progress on global flashpoints. That includes Trump’s campaign promise to help bring peace between Ukraine and Russia — a promise that remains very much unfulfilled.
“There’s a lot of work to be completed,” Hume added, summing up the outlook with cautious understatement.
For many, the numbers from Fox — a network often viewed as Trump-friendly — signal a larger warning. If Trump’s approval is this low here, it may be even worse elsewhere.
Whether these numbers shift in the coming months will depend on whether the former president can turn those “works in progress” into actual wins — and whether public opinion gives him that time.
