Voters reveal Trump’s latest approval rating as LA riots mayhem shake the nation
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A new poll shows that President Donald Trump’s approval rating has ticked up slightly in the days following his dramatic crackdown in response to the Los Angeles riots.
Trump’s approval rating is now at 48 percent, according to the latest Daily Mail tracking poll conducted with J.L. Partners, up one point from last week’s 47 percent, when the president was in the middle of a nasty public feud with billionaire and former close friend Elon Musk. The change falls within the survey’s 2.3 percent margin of error.
The president continues to win the majority of voters support for his approach to illegal immigration, even as the administration’s aggressive posture toward deporting illegal immigrants has sparked protests in major cities across the United States.
Fifty-five percent of voters favor his approach to illegal immigration while 45 percent disapprove.
‘Trump might be inviting criticism on the airwaves, but these numbers show that voters are behind him on his approach to illegal migration,’ J.L. Partners co-founder James Johnson told the Daily Mail.
The poll included 1,807 registered voters and was conducted between June 10-11.
Trump and his administration continue pursuing an aggressive approach to the deportation of illegal immigrants and the subsequent rioting that took place in the streets of Los Angeles.
‘If our troops didn’t go into Los Angeles, it would be burning to the ground right now, just like so much of their housing burned to the ground,’ Trump wrote on social media on Wednesday. ‘The great people of Los Angeles are very lucky that I made the decision to go in and help!!!’
United States President Donald J Trump speaks on fires and the Los Angeles protests in the Oval Office of the White House
Demonstrators wave flags from atop a wrecked car, standing beside burning Waymo vehicles, as protesters clash with law enforcement
Trump’s decision to send in National Guard troops and United States Marines drew angry condemnation from California Governor Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass.
But the president remains committed to a forceful response from the federal government, as he has repeatedly condemned Newsom as ‘incompetent.’
‘The INCOMPETENT Governor of California was unable to provide protection in a timely manner when our Ice Officers, GREAT Patriots they are, were attacked by an out of control mob of agitators, troublemakers, and/or insurrectionists,’ he wrote.
U.S. President Donald Trump takes the stage during a rally with U.S. Army troops on June 10, 2025 at Fort Bragg
Governor of California Gavin Newsom speaks during a press conference
Newsom has mounted a significant effort to challenge Trump’s authority to send in federal troops to quell the riots, filing lawsuits to block his efforts.
He also delivered a major address to Californians on Tuesday night, warning them that the very nature of American democracy was at stake .
‘Democracy is under assault right before our eyes – the moment we’ve feared has arrived,’ he said. ‘He’s taking a wrecking ball to our founding fathers’ historic project.’
