Most Americans say Trump is mentally, physically unfit to serve effectively: Poll
by Ashleigh Fields – 05/04/26 1:17 PM ET
The Hill’s Headlines — May 4, 2026
A new poll found that most Americans say they believe President Trump is mentally and physically unfit to serve as commander in chief.
The Washington Post/ABC News/Ipsos poll found that 59 percent of U.S. respondents indicated Trump does not have the mental sharpness it takes to lead the country. Forty percent of respondents said the president is mentally equipped for leadership, and 1 percent of participants skipped the question.
Comparatively, 55 percent of surveyed U.S. adults said Trump is not in good enough physical health to serve as president, while 44 percent disagreed and 1 percent of survey participants skipped the question.
More than half of respondents, 54 percent, said they do not believe the president is a strong leader.
Sixty-seven percent of survey participants also said they don’t think Trump carefully considers important decisions.
The responses fall in line with other recent surveys indicating the president’s disapproval rating has reached a new high.
His disapproval has been driven in part by affordability concerns stemming from the Iran war and tariffs.
The Strait of Hormuz, a critical shipping point responsible for carrying a fifth of the world’s oil transits, has remained closed to commercial traffic, in turn driving up gas and energy prices.
The Washington Post/ABC News/Ipsos poll found that 50 percent of respondents said they believe gas prices will become worse in the next year, 21 percent said they believe prices will get better, 15 percent expected prices to stay the same and 13 percent were unsure of future conditions.
On Sunday, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said “once the strait opens, you’ll see prices come down, come down immediately,” in an interview on ABC’s “This Week.”
He later added, “It’s going to take time to get back to where we were before this conflict began, but you’re going to see, I think, immediate relief once the strait opens.”
Last month, the president said prices will drop “tremendously” before the midterm elections.
An American naval blockade is preventing commercial ships from passing through the strait as Iran’s threat to shoot down vessels remains in place.
U.S. strikes on Iran have largely subsided since a ceasefire went into effect last month; Trump has told Congress the war has been “terminated.”
Sixty-one percent of survey respondents said the Iran war has increased the threat of terrorism against Americans, 11 percent said it decreased threats, 26 percent said it made no difference and 2 percent of respondents skipped the question.
The Washington Post/ABC News/Ipsos poll was conducted online April 24-28 among 2,560 U.S. adults nationwide. The margin for error is 2.2 percentage points.
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