📰 What Happened
A new Reuters/Ipsos poll says President Donald Trump's approval rating has fallen to 32 percent. That is the lowest number of his political career. The four-day poll closed on Sunday and asked 1,277 US adults. Support from his own party is slipping too. In just one week, Republican approval fell from 82 percent to 73 percent. Only 17 percent of people approved of how he is handling the cost of living, which voters call their top issue. The poll comes as the US war with Iran drags on. Trump launched that war in February, and it has pushed gasoline and diesel prices up sharply. Trump said this week the US is “hopefully toward the end” of the war.
🔍 The Backstory
Trump returned to the White House in January 2025 promising to tame inflation and end foreign wars. Right after he was sworn in, a similar poll put him at 47 percent approval. Unhappiness among Republicans has grown since he started the war on Iran in February. Now, for the first time, more Republicans disapprove of his handling of living costs than approve, by 51 percent to 44 percent. The midterm elections are on November 3. Republicans are defending narrow majorities in Congress, so even small shifts in voter anger can change who holds power.
🎯 Why It Matters
The midterms are on November 3. If Trump's own voters stay unhappy about prices, Republicans could lose their narrow control of Congress.

A new Reuters/Ipsos poll says President Donald Trump's approval rating has fallen to 32 percent. That is the lowest number of his political career. The four-day poll closed on Sunday and asked 1,277 US adults. Support from his own party is slipping too. In just one week, Republican approval fell from 82 percent to 73 percent. Only 17 percent of people approved of how he is handling the cost of living, which voters call their top issue. The poll comes as the US war with Iran drags on. Trump launched that war in February, and it has pushed gasoline and diesel prices up sharply. Trump said this week the US is “hopefully toward the end” of the war.

Trump returned to the White House in January 2025 promising to tame inflation and end foreign wars. Right after he was sworn in, a similar poll put him at 47 percent approval. Unhappiness among Republicans has grown since he started the war on Iran in February. Now, for the first time, more Republicans disapprove of his handling of living costs than approve, by 51 percent to 44 percent. The midterm elections are on November 3. Republicans are defending narrow majorities in Congress, so even small shifts in voter anger can change who holds power.

The midterms are on November 3. If Trump's own voters stay unhappy about prices, Republicans could lose their narrow control of Congress.

📰 Source: News Source
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