While Real Clear Politics lists poills at up to 45% for Trump….
Other polls show a completely Different picture…..
A new poll shows President Trump’s approval rating has slipped to the lowest level of his second term, with more Americans mostly pointing toward his handling of rising cost of living prices instigated by the conflict with Iran.
The Reuters/Ipsos poll released Tuesday showed Trump’s approval dropping down to 34 percent, 2 points below his approval in mid-April and in March. This drop reflected in his disapproval rating, which increased to 64 percent from March’s 62 percent.
His current approval rating matches the second lowest rating of his first term, which Reuters/Ipsos released 6 days after the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot. Trump’s lowest approval rating taken by the polling partnership was 33 percent in December 2017.
The president’s handling of the overall economy reached its lowest point in the new poll at 27 percent.
Increasing costs, including the 40 percent rise in gas prices due to the conflict with Iran, have also soured Americans’ views toward the president. Less than a quarter of Americans approve of his handling of the cost of living, now at 22 percent compared to 25 percent in March.
Trump still maintains support of most Republicans, at 71 percent, though 41 percent say they disapprove of his handling of the cost of living.
The president’s approval rating in the handling of the conflict with Iran matches his overall approval at 34 percent, down from 36 percent in mid-April and 38 percent in March.
The poll was taken prior to the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner at the Washington Hilton on Saturday. Reuters noted that it “remains to be seen if the incident… might affect people’s views of the U.S. leader.”
Recent polling has shown a declining trend in approval for Trump, whose popularity hovered around 40 percent during his first term. The Associated Press-NORC Research Center’s pollreleased on Wednesday showed his approval rating slumped down to 30 percent, an 8-point decrease from March…..
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