Trump considered dangerous, corrupt by majority in new poll

A recent poll conducted by The Economist and YouGov found that a slight majority of registered voters describe President Trump as both corrupt and dangerous. Only 14% of respondents said Trump was not divisive. The poll, which surveyed 1,461 U.S. registered voters from September 11-14, 2026, also revealed that 53% of voters viewed Trump as corrupt, while 51% considered him dangerous.

Other negative descriptors included "out-of-touch" (47%), "cruel" (46%), and "bold" (45%). Just 18% of respondents used the word "steady" to describe the president.

Democrats were particularly critical of Trump, with 91% of them labeling him as corrupt and 62% describing him as dangerous. Only 10% of Republicans expressed such views, with 49% calling him honest and 41% having no opinion. Republicans were split on whether Trump was steady, with 38% saying he was steady and 53% having no opinion.

White House spokesperson Davis Ingle defended Trump, claiming he has waged a war on fraud and saved taxpayers billions of dollars, while accusing Democrats in Congress of failing to stop waste, fraud, and abuse.

Despite the recent poll showing a slight improvement in Trump's approval rating, Republicans were hesitant to make the midterms a vote on his popularity or lack thereof. Trump headlined both nights of the party's midterm convention in Dallas and promised a $5,000 dividend to every adult U.S. citizen if Republicans retained control of Congress, a plan estimated to cost over $1 trillion.

However, YouGov's polling found that a majority believed it was unlikely Trump would follow through with this plan, with 41% saying he definitely wouldn't and 16% indicating he probably wouldn't.