The April 2025 Presidential Update

The Last Update on this article was on April 25th. 

Throughout April 2025, Donald Trump continued trends from his first few months in office, holding unsteady approval rating numbers.

He has kept up with rapid deportations, but has wrongly deported a Maryland man to El Salvador. The Supreme Court ruled 9-0 that he should be allowed back to the U.S., but Trump and El Salvador's leader Nayib Bukele insist that he doesn’t return to the U.S. In addition, Trump continues to keep border crossings low in number with heavy border security.

 Elon Musk’s role with DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency) is slowing down and wrapping up soon, Trump and Musk both say. Musk says he has been very happy with the work he has done, and finds that he was successful in improving the government budget and in helping U.S. taxpayers have their money spent responsibly. 

In Foreign Policy, Trump continues to try and reach an agreement between Russia and Ukraine, but struggles to negotiate peace. Trump says the U.S. is willing to pass on peace talks if no progress is made soon. He is also struggling with relations with China due to high tariffs imposed from the U.S., with little talks by either side to end the economic war. 

Besides China, Trump has lowered tariffs on most other countries to 10% after “Liberation Day” saw tariffs put out worldwide. This is when the stock market began to crash, and many people lost millions of dollars. The stock market immediately came back after the tariffs were postponed again, but it still hasn’t reached the point it was at originally. 

The economy is currently unsteady due to tariffs and consumer uncertainty, leading to Trump’s economic approval rating at its worst in his presidency. His national approval rating currently sits at 44% at the 100-day mark, according to Fox News. Overall, his approval rating is lower than expected, with many Americans still uncertain about what the future holds.