56 percent disapprove of Trump handling of economy: Survey

More than half of the respondents in a recent survey say they disapprove of President Trump’s handle on the economy.

The CNN poll, released Wednesday, found that 56 percent of respondents disapprove of the way Trump has handled the economy since returning to office, while 44 percent say they approve, and 1 percent say they don’t have an opinion on the matter.

The results are statistically similar to survey respondents’ general approval of the way Trump is handling his job as president, with 54 percent disapproving, 45 percent approving and 1 percent saying they are not sure, the survey shows.

Among self-identifying Republicans and 2024 Trump voters, however, support for the president overall eclipses support of his handling of the economy.

While 92 percent of Republicans say they approve of Trump’s handling of the presidency overall, 88 percent say the same about his handle on the economy. Similarly, 91 percent of Trump's 2024 voters say they support the work he's done in his second term so far, but 87 percent approve of his economic moves.

The survey comes as Trump faces criticism for his tariff policies and as the stock market has seen significant dips amid concerns of a recession.

In an interview this weekend with Fox News's Sunday Morning Futures, Trump would not rule out the possibility of a recession, suggesting the U.S. is merely in a "period of transition."

“I hate to predict things like that,” Trump told host Maria Bartiromo, when asked if he expected a recession this year. “There is a period of transition, because what we’re doing is very big."

"We’re bringing wealth back to America. That’s a big thing. And there are always periods of — it takes a little time. It takes a little time," he added. "But I think it should be great for us. I mean, I think it should be great.”

The CNN survey was conducted March 6-9 with 1,206 respondents. The margin of error is 3.3 percentage points.

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