In CNBC’s All-America Economic Survey released Thursday, 40% said they approve of Trump’s performance and 58% said they disapprove, for a net rating of minus 18 percentage points. CNBC said the result put Trump near the low end of his standing in its polling.
Views of Trump’s economic policy were worse. In the same survey, 39% approved and 60% disapproved. The poll cited rising gasoline prices since the Iran war and added inflation pressure tied to tariff policy as factors behind growing dissatisfaction with economic management.
Other polling showed a similar pattern. In an Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research survey, Trump’s overall job approval fell to 33%, while approval of his economic policy was 30%. On handling the cost of living, 23% approved and 76% disapproved.
The Iran war also weighed on public opinion. In an Economist/YouGov poll, 58% of Americans said they oppose the war, and 55% rated Trump’s response to Iran negatively. Seventy percent said the United States should reach an agreement to end the war as soon as possible.
Signs of slippage appeared within the Republican Party as well. In the AP-NORC survey, approval among Republican identifiers fell from 82% early in Trump’s second term to about two-thirds. Among Republicans who do not identify with the MAGA movement, 44% said they support Trump.
The trend adds pressure on Republicans heading into the midterm elections. Trump has maintained strong backing among his core supporters on immigration and security, but rising economic frustration and war fatigue are increasing the risk of losses among moderates.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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