Trump Humiliated as Approval Rating Crashes in Brutal New Poll
Evan Vucci/REUTERS President Donald Trump’s popularity has hit a new rock bottom.
Just 77 days before the midterms, which some have cast as a referendum on Trump’s presidency, the 80-year-old president has been hit with a devastating poll that spells trouble for his party.
Only 33 percent of Americans say they approve of Trump’s performance in the White House, according to a four-day Reuters/Ipsos survey that concluded Monday.
That marks a new low for Trump’s second-term approval rating in a Reuters/Ipsos poll, matching the worst rating of his first term, recorded in December 2017.
Ominously for Trump, his approval rating nosedived two percentage points in just two weeks: An Aug.
3 Reuters/Ipsos survey had found Trump’s approval at 35 percent.
The new survey published Monday found 64 percent of Americans disapproving of Trump’s performance.
The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Trump’s popularity has been in a prolonged slide since he launched his war against Iran, which he initially declared would last “four or five weeks” but has since dragged on for nearly 6 months.
Just one in five Americans think the war—which has sent gas prices soaring and fueled inflation—has been worth it, according to the Reuters/Ipsos poll.
A Financial Times poll published on Sunday found that 53 percent of registered voters feel worse off financially now than they did the day before Trump’s 2025 inauguration.
As Americans grapple with a cost-of-living crunch, Democrats hold a seven-point advantage over Republicans on who would better handle the issue, with 38 percent of respondents choosing Democrats compared with 31 percent choosing Republicans.
But Trump has done little to shore up his party with voters feeling the pinch, declaring “I love the inflation” and that higher prices are “OK” while continuing to make the case for the war.
“I’ll never apologize, I did the right thing,” he said at a rally last week.
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