{"id":68926,"date":"2026-02-26T13:18:59","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T21:18:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=68926"},"modified":"2026-02-26T14:17:48","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T22:17:48","slug":"so-much-winning-trumps-state-of-union-ratings-ranks-near-the-bottom-for-the-past-25-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=68926","title":{"rendered":"SO MUCH WINNING? Trump&#8217;s State of the Union Ratings Ranks Near the Bottom for the Past 25 Years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Tuesday Donald Trump delivered what many are saying was the most unhinged, hostile, and lie-riddled State of the Union address (SOTU) that he &#8211; or anyone &#8211; has ever given. It was, therefore, a typical display of his acutely warped persona that is permanently set to eleven on the scale of presidential derangement.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=SO MUCH WINNING? Trump's State of the Union Ratings Ranks Near the Bottom for the Past 25 Years%0D&#038;url=https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=68926\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to post this article on Twitter<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/intent\/compose?text=SO MUCH WINNING? Trump's State of the Union Ratings Ranks Near the Bottom for the Past 25 Years%20https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=68926\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to post on Bluesky<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/Pix\/Trump\/trump-walk-plank.jpg\" alt=\"Donald Trump Walking the Plank\" width=\"550\" height=\"296\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-42892\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Trump may have regarded this exercise in self-aggrandizement, infantile insults, and flagrant dishonesty, to be his best opportunity to reverse the downward trending of his presidency. Most polls show him at record lows for approval, and he is surely being eaten up by the fact that he is even trailing his arch nemesis, Joe Biden.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SEE THIS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=68847\" target=\"_blank\">CUE TRUMP TANTRUM: Multiple Polls Find that Most Americans Favor Biden Over Trump<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Now another metric of success that Trump regards as the most important of all is flashing bright red signals of disaster. His television ratings for the speech have come in near the bottom for all SOTU speeches for the past 25 years. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/tv\/tv-news\/state-of-the-union-2026-tv-ratimgs-trump-1236514822\/\" target=\"_blank\">According to the Hollywood Reporter<\/a><\/strong>&#8230;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Trump\u2019s 107-minute speech (the longest on record) drew about 27.8 million viewers across the seven most watched broadcast and cable outlets: ABC, CBS, CNN, Fox News, the Fox broadcast network, MS Now and NBC. That\u2019s down by about 12 percent from 31.45 million viewers for those same networks for Trump\u2019s address to Congress last year. [&#8230;] Fox News led the way with 9.1 million viewers.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The only years where Trump was not dead last were one for Biden in 2021 during COVID, and another for Biden in 2023 when inflation hit its peak at about 8%. Note that inflation at that time was higher worldwide than in the U.S., and that Biden brought it down to about 3% before his term ended. Whereupon his last SOTU rebounded to be higher than Trump again. Here are the numbers&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2026 (Trump): 27.8 million*<\/li>\n<li>2025 (Trump): 31.45 million#<\/li>\n<li>2024 (Biden): 32.2 million<\/li>\n<li>2023 (Biden): 27.3 million<\/li>\n<li>2022 (Biden): 38.2 million*<\/li>\n<li>2021 (Biden): 26.9 million#<\/li>\n<li>2020 (Trump): 37.2 million<\/li>\n<li>2019 (Trump): 46.8 million<\/li>\n<li>2018 (Trump): 45.6 million*<\/li>\n<li>2017 (Trump): 47.7 million#<\/li>\n<li>2016 (Obama): 31.3 million<\/li>\n<li>2015: (Obama): 31.7 million<\/li>\n<li>2014: (Obama): 33.3 million*<\/li>\n<li>2013: (Obama): 33.5 million<\/li>\n<li>2012: (Obama): 37.8 million<\/li>\n<li>2011: (Obama): 42.8 million<\/li>\n<li>2010: (Obama): 48. million*<\/li>\n<li>2009: (Obama): 52.4 million#<\/li>\n<li>2008: (Bush): 37.5 million<\/li>\n<li>2007: (Bush): 45.5 million<\/li>\n<li>2006: (Bush): 41.7 million*<\/li>\n<li>2005: (Bush): 38.4 million<\/li>\n<li>2004: (Bush): 43.4 million<\/li>\n<li>2003: (Bush): 62.1 million<\/li>\n<li># Joint Session of Congress<\/li>\n<li>* Ratings for a speech preceding a midterm election like the current one.\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Given Trump&#8217;s sub-par performance, both with ratings and the substance of his speech, it is highly unlikely that it will have any positive impact on the upcoming midterm elections. Although some negative impact could be felt. And the post-speech surveys bear that out&#8230;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"bluesky-embed\" data-bluesky-uri=\"at:\/\/did:plc:fviqe3xscfdntuwbuzppqetg\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3mfpehhzrhk27\" data-bluesky-cid=\"bafyreib2bmpjrwrhqbs33gjcqlnrf3rj6ntbv5nnp66q3l25sz7mamcjoa\">\n<p lang=\"en\">If Trump thinks that his lie-riddled, hostile State of the Union speech is going to boost his approval ratings, he is gonna be sorely disappointed. Followed by a massive meltdown and more totalitarian raving.CNN poll: &#34;This was actually his least well-received speech.&#34;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:fviqe3xscfdntuwbuzppqetg?ref_src=embed\">News Corpse (@newscorpse.bsky.social)<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:fviqe3xscfdntuwbuzppqetg\/post\/3mfpehhzrhk27?ref_src=embed\">2026-02-25T18:59:35.150Z<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/embed.bsky.app\/static\/embed.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>For those of you who missed, or more likely deliberately avoided, the speech, Jimmy Kimmel has helpfully provided a summary version of it that should be all anyone would need. His <em>&#8220;State of the Union in 60 Seconds&#8221;<\/em> includes Trump insisting that there has just been <em>&#8220;too much winning.&#8221;<\/em> Which is not validated by the polls or ratings. We also see him shouting at the Democrats in the chamber that <em>&#8220;These people are crazy.&#8221;<\/em> It&#8217;s rather bizarre to see Trump heckling Democrats from the podium, while he whines about being heckled from the audience.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7swlkU_JfN4?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;start=407&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, it&#8217;s safe to say that Republicans are headed for a massive blowout in November. Although, don&#8217;t let that make you work less diligently to topple Trump and his MAGA Republicans. If Democrats and other patriots stay committed, the result will be, in technical terms, that <em>&#8220;TRUMP IS TOAST!&#8221;<\/em> And America &#8211; and the world &#8211; will be all the better for it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED STORIES:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=68903\" target=\"_blank\">Trump and His Propaganda Secretary Have No Idea What the State of the Union Address Is For<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=68900\" target=\"_blank\">Fox News is TERRIFIED of How Awful Trump is Doing Prior to His State of the Union Lie Fest<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=68880\" target=\"_blank\">REALLY? 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It was, therefore, a typical display of his acutely warped persona that is permanently set to eleven on the scale of presidential derangement. 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