Trump’s approval rating sinks to new low at 33 percent
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- Trump's approval rating fell to 33% in a Reuters/Ipsos poll, the lowest of his second term, matching the December 2017 low from his first term, while 64% disapproved of his job performance.
- 80% of Americans — including 87% of Democrats and 71% of Republicans — believe US involvement in Iran will go on for an extended period, with just 16% expecting the conflict to end in a few weeks.
- Gasoline prices are up nearly a third compared to a year ago, per the American Automobile Association, since the war with Iran began in February.
- Trump had initially pledged the conflict would take only a few weeks and argued it was the only way to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon, but Iran has proved resilient and kept Strait of Hormuz oil and gas flows largely bottled up.
- Trump told a Friday rally that paying "a tiny little bit more for gasoline" is worth preventing "a very evil country" — Iran — from acquiring a nuclear weapon.
- A Politico poll showed just a third of self-identified MAGA voters — typically Trump's most loyal base — felt the economic costs of the war with Iran were worth it.
Why it matters: With 64% disapproving and 71% of Republicans anticipating an extended conflict, Trump's base is cracking over the war's costs: only a third of self-identified MAGA voters told Politico the economic burden is worth it, and gasoline up nearly a third puts direct pocketbook pressure on consumers as midterms approach.
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