NewzThe Reuters poll found voters leaning away from supporting Trump's fellow Republicans in the November 3 midterm elections that will determine control of Congress for the next two years. Donald Trump returned to the White House in January 2025, promising to curb inflation and end foreign wars, with a 47% approval rating. (EPA Images pic)WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump's approval rating fell to 32% β the lowest of his political career β as his fellow Republicans soured on his handling of the cost of living amid the unpopular Iran war, a new Reuters/Ipsos poll found.The poll, completed on Sunday, was conducted over a four-day period that saw Trump throw three major news organisations out of the White House and muse that Washington's iconic Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts β named after slain President John F.
Kennedy β could be torn down if Trump's own name could not be added to it.It found voters leaning away from supporting Trump's fellow Republicans in the Nov 3 midterm elections that will determine control of Congress for the next two years.Trump's overall approval was down from a reading of 35% in last week's Reuters/Ipsos poll, with support among his own Republicans down to 73% from 82% a week earlier.Trump returned to the White House in January 2025 on promises to tame inflation and end foreign wars. In a Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted in the hours after he was sworn in, he enjoyed a 47% approval rating.Just 17% of respondents in the new poll approved of his handling of the cost of living β the top issue Americans say will determine how they vote in November.Iran takes a tollDissatisfaction among Republicans on inflation has been growing since Trump launched the war on Iran in February, which has pushed gasoline and diesel prices sharply higher. Now for the first time, Republicans who disapprove of Trump's handling of the cost of living outnumber those who give him a thumbs up β 51% to 44%.Trump's approval rating is lower than any recorded for his Democratic predecessor, Joe Biden, whose presidency was also marked by surging inflation and who ultimately ended his reelection bid after a poor debate performance heightened concerns about his age.
Biden's low was 35%, reached in late October 2024.Only 34% of the most recent poll respondents approve of the strikes on Iran. The conflict has cut the world off from a significant slice of the oil and gas produced in the Middle East, and threatens to stoke higher inflation in the US and elsewhere as businesses pass on higher fuel costs to consumers.Trump initially said the conflict would β¦
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