Trump's approval rating falls to new low

US President Donald Trump's job approval rating has fallen to a new low, as Americans express growing concern about rising costs and the war with Iran, according to an NBC News Decision Desk poll conducted by SurveyMonkey, writes UNN.

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Overall, 37% of adults approve of Trump's performance as president, while 63% disapprove, including 50% who said they strongly disapprove, putting his job rating at its lowest level for his entire second term in the NBC News Decision Desk poll. Two-thirds of respondents also disapprove of Trump's handling of inflation and the conflict in Iran.

While the US president still enjoys overwhelming support from his supporters, Republican support has weakened compared to the last Decision Desk poll conducted in late January and early February. In the new poll, 83% of Republicans gave Trump a positive approval rating, down 4 points from earlier this year. And the share of Republicans who strongly approve of Trump's job performance decreased by 6 points, from 58% to 52%.

Overall, a third of Americans believe the country is on the right track, while two-thirds believe it is on the wrong track — the most pessimistic outlook in Decision Desk polls since Trump re-assumed office last year.

The poll results highlight the challenges Republicans face in defending their congressional majority in this year's midterm elections, the publication writes. Americans' frustration with the economy and the war in Iran also comes after Trump promised to fight inflation and not involve the US in foreign conflicts during his 2024 presidential campaign.

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The NBC News Decision Desk poll, conducted on the SurveyMonkey platform, which surveyed 32,433 adults online from March 30 to April 13, has a margin of error of plus or minus 1.8 percentage points. Percentages may not add up to 100 due to rounding.