Trump’s Approval Tanks to Disastrous Low Before America Votes

KENT NISHIMURA / Kent Nishimura / AFP via Getty Images Donald Trump’s approval rating has crashed to its lowest level yet with one pollster, just weeks ahead of the midterm elections.

A new Focaldata poll for the Financial Times of 1,914 registered voters, conducted between August 28 and September 1, found that only 33 percent approve of the president’s performance.

That is the weakest showing since the FT began tracking the question in May.

The figure represents a three-point plunge in Trump’s approval in just one month.

Even Trump’s Republican base is losing its enthusiasm for the president.

His approval among GOP voters has fallen by more than two points to 72 percent, another fresh low in the FT survey.

A University of Massachusetts Amherst poll in August had Trump’s approval rating even lower—at just 32 percent.

With less than two months to go before the November midterm elections, the latest figures spell trouble for a president whose party is fighting to hold onto Congress.

The poll shows Trump’s biggest failing is over the economy.

The latest numbers echo a growing wave of polls showing Trump’s economic record is becoming a major liability, with voters increasingly unhappy about the state of their finances and the direction of the economy.

Since Trump’s deeply unpopular war with Iran began in February, energy markets have been rocked, sending fuel prices sharply higher.

Diesel has now smashed through its previous record price.

The national average surged to $5.85 a gallon last week, according to AAA, surpassing the previous all-time high of $5.82 set in 2022.

The average price of regular gas hit $4.14 a gallon ahead of the holiday weekend—far surpassing the previous Labor Day record of $3.82, according to AAA.