In other words, in those few short anti-free-speech days, Trump’s net approval rating dropped 1.8 points. In other words, the Kimmel suspension tracks with a hit to Trump’s approval rating. x Datawrapper ContentOf course, correlation doesn’t equal causation, and it’s impossible to know every factor causing Trump’s approval rating to fall. Americans across the political spectrum love the freedom of speech, and the Kimmel suspension has stoked fears around losing it. x Datawrapper ContentOn top of that, 56% of Americans disapprove of Trump’s handling of free speech, in a poll YouGov conducted after the Kimmel suspension.