People are comparing Trump's approval rating in his second term to his first term and the difference is staggering

People are comparing Donald Trump's approval rating five months into his second term with his first term, which began in 2017 - and this time around, he's broken his own record, but not in a good way.

While many people thought Trump's political carrier was finished after the Capitol riots following the 2020 presidential election campaign, the Republican made a surprise comeback by defeating Kamala Harris last November to the White House.

Trump promised to do things differently to his predecessor Joe Biden, though there has been a ton of controversial changes introduced by the president in his second term.

Most recently, Trump has introduced his 'Big Beautiful Bill', which led to his very public bust-up with Elon Musk after the Tesla founder dubbed it an 'abomination'.

Trump returned to the White House as president in January (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Immigration has also been a key policy for Trump as he most recently has been responding to anti-ICE protests engulfed LA following raids in the area, as tensions have escalated between law enforcement and protesters.

What do Americans think of Trump?

A new poll released by Quinnipiac University on Wednesday (June 11) revealed that just 38 percent of Americans approve of Trump's work as president, while 54 percent disapprove overall.

Those who took part in the quiz were asked how they feel Trump has been doing on issues such as the economy, immigration, and the Ukraine-Russia war.

With the latter, for example, Americans are not impressed with how the president has handled the conflict, with just 34 precent saying they approve of Trump's methods.

Polling analyst Tim Malloy said in a statement: "As the Russia-Ukraine war grinds through its third year, Americans make it clear they have little appetite for the way the Trump administration is handling the situation."

Donald Trump's approval rating are not the best (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

How does it compare to Trump's first term?

Trump's current stint in the White House is, of course, his second term, having manned the country between 2017 and 2021, after beating Hillary Clinton in the 2016 election.

And thanks to a post on Twitter by Steven Rattner, a contributing writer to the New York Times Op-Ed and Morning Joe economic analyst, people have been able to compare the president's approval rating now compared to his first term.

The poll, which garnered Americans' thoughts after the president had been in office for 100 days this time around, stated just 39 percent approved of him.

42 percent of participants approved of Trump after his first 100 days in 2017, though both Trump terms are at the bottom of the pile compared to other presidents.

In fact, Trump’s 100-day-in approval rating is lower than that of any other president in the last 60 years, which is truly staggering.

"Trump’s 100-day-in approval rating is lower than that of any other president in the last 60 years. The next lowest is Trump’s first term," Rattner wrote.

Barrack Obama had a 69 percent approval rating, while Ronald Reagan achieved a whopping 73 percent approval score, as per the Washington Post.