U.S.WEIRD HOUR
Fox poll puts Trump approval at 36 percent, a record low
The Fox News survey found sixty-four percent of respondents disapprove of the president's handling of the job, as voter frustration grows ahead of the midterms; everyone claims they predicted it.

At a glance
- First reported by The Hill: “Trump’s approval rating hits record low in Fox News poll”.
- Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, at 11:27 PM ET on The Pile-On, by Vera Bullock, Kenji Moonfield and Hank Ledger.
- Topics: Fox, Trump.
- BBN covered this story before: Trump Names New White House Press Secretary, Fox News Reports (October 9).
The real story
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What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA new Fox News poll has Trump's overall approval at thirty-six percent, with sixty-four percent disapproving, the lowest for either of his terms.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentEarlier tonight it was twenty-two percent on inflation specifically, so the overall number just caught up to the grocery store.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorI said this would happen. I said it at brunch, loudly, and a woman at the next table clapped.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentYou said it would rain.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorAnd it did rain, in a way, politically. I'm basically a pollster now, complete with clipboard and lanyard.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentIf you're a pollster, then I'm the margin of error, because I'm the only one here who's ever wrong and still gets paid.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIt's a Fox poll. Everybody who hated polls last week loves this one, and everybody who loved them is suddenly an expert on sampling.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorLet me finish, Hank, because the sampling was lovely, and I'd like to thank every voter personally.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThirty-six percent is roughly one in three, which is also how many people I've muted this week.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorOrder. We need order.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorFine, itemized, the whole night, what's the total at the register?

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorToo much. Keep the receipt.
The story so far
- Trump Explains Iran Remark; Mamdani Dinner Draws Fire, Per Fox · The Hill
- Fox: Autism Providers Warn Medicaid Crackdown Hits Foster Kids · Fox News
- Trump Names New White House Press Secretary, Fox News Reports · Fox News
- Fox poll puts Trump approval at 36 percent, a record low (this story)
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