In recent weeks, as President Trump has made huge cuts to federal programs, let go of thousands of federal workers under the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), and given U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) more authority, weve seen tons of criticism of the presidents executive orders. Even some who voted for Trump, but have lost their jobs as a result of Trumps firings, have admitted they now regret their decision and have turned on the president.Despite all that, the presidents approval rating is going up among Gen Z, according to a new poll from AtlasIntel conducted between February 24 and February 27.Overall, the presidents rating remains largely unchanged. In the survey of 2,849 U.S. adults, Trumps overall approval rating was 50.3%a slight gain from a poll taken days after he took office for the second time, when it was 50.1%.However, the evaluations varied greatly by age group. The survey showed Trump gaining points among the Gen Z group of people ages 18 to 29: 41.3% approved of him in the previous poll taken days after the inauguration. In the new poll, the number is 52.7%.Men felt more favorably than women, according to the poll, with 53.8% of men approving of the president, as opposed to 46.9% of women. Millennials felt differently, with 77.2% saying they disapprove of the president.The survey didnt offer a clear explanation for why Trump is gaining popularity among Gen Z. However, when asked about the presidents policy proposals, more respondents overall approved of plans like mass deportations of undocumented immigrants and starting negotiations with Russia to end the war in Ukraine. He gained 8 points on the first proposal, and 9 on the latter.Trump hasnt actually deported more illegal immigrants than President Biden. But he has ramped up ICEs authority. And despite pitching himself as the honest broker of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, its worth noting that in February, just one day after AtlasIntels poll closed, Trump held a contentious meeting in the Oval Office with Ukraines President Zelensky in which the two sparred over negotiations.In the recent survey, Trump also gained 4 points in his proposals to roll back federal protections for gender identity procedures. Trump has given executive orders that would make it harder, if not impossible for transgender youth to receive gender reassignment surgery or medications that support their true gender identity. The plans are terrifying for many in the transgender community, including those who have already been living as a certain gender who depend on certain medications, as well as parents of transgender kids.While Gen Zs reasoning may not be entirely clear, one thing we do know is that young Gen Z white men voted overwhelmingly for Trump (67%). At the same time, many young men have felt threatened by shifting gender roles, including rights for women and LGBTQ+ individuals, which far-right influencers have framed as a turn away from traditional masculinity. In a 2023 survey, young men said they increasingly felt they experienced gender discrimination. Nearly half of all men ages 18 to 29 identified with feeling discriminated against, more than any other age group.