Where Trump stands in the eyes of Americans ahead of the State of the Union address

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President Donald Trump , taking to social media earlier this month, touted, "The highest Poll Numbers I have ever received." "Obviously, people like a strong and powerful Country, with the best economy, EVER!" the president added in a post on his Truth Social platform. But on the day of his annual State of the Union Address, Trump's poll numbers remain in negative territory in the vast majority of national surveys. The president's approval rating stands at 44% in the latest Fox News national poll, which was conducted late last month, with 56% disapproving of the job he's doing in the White House . STRATEGY SESSION: TRUMP'S TEAM HUDDLES OVER MIDTERM MESSAGING And he stood at 39% approval among all adults and 41% among registered voters in an ABC News/Washington Post/Ipsos survey conducted Feb 12-17 and released on Sunday. An average of the most recent surveys conducted over the past four weeks puts Trump's approval ratings in the low 40s, with disapproval in the mid-50s. Trump started his second term in positive territory, but his approval ratings sank below water last March and have slowly edged down deeper into negative territory in the ensuing months. The latest surveys point to a massive partisan divide, with continued strong support for the president among Republicans, a thumbs down among independents and near total disapproval among Democrats. FOX NEWS POLL: AN EARLY LOOK AT THE 2026 MIDTERMS "Support among Republicans has remained in place, but the opposition has become even more calcified," veteran Republican pollster Daron Shaw told Fox News Digital, as he pointed to Democrats. Deep concerns over inflation boosted Trump and Republicans to sweeping victories at the ballot box in 2024, as they won back the White House and Senate and kept their House majority. "We had record inflation . We don’t have it anymore," Trump said at a campaign event last week in Rome, Georgia. "I’m going to make a State of the Union address on Tuesday. I hope you’re going to watch a…