The new data come as midterm elections are exactly six months away. Trump’s approval rating is now 37%, down two percentage points from the 39% figure recorded on Feb. 22.
The 62% disapproval rating is the highest of his two terms in office and just a few percentage points below the disapproval rating for his handling of “the situation with Iran,” which is 66%. Trump said on Sunday on Truth Social that the U.S. will help guide stranded ships out of the Strait of Hormuz in a “humanitarian gesture” called “Project Freedom,” one day after receiving a new peace proposal from Iran. The conflict started just over two months ago on Feb. 28.
Trump’s ratings on the cost of living, the economy, and inflation have also declined significantly since the most recent poll. 76% of respondents “disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling the cost of living in the U.S.”
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