President Donald Trump faced some negative numbers on Tuesday as a new poll revealed his approval rating at its lowest level since the start of his second term in the White House. This decline is mainly due to how Americans view his handling of the economy and the Iran war.
The latest Associated Press—NORC poll showed Trump with a 33% approval rating, down from 38% in the same poll last month and setting a new low for him in a major poll during his second term.
Previously, his approval rating was 36% from Reuters.
Trump also had a 67% disapproval rating in the nationwide AP-NORC poll, which surveyed 25,986 people through web and phone calls.
The poll was conducted from April 16 to 20. His approval rating varied significantly based on party affiliation, as expected. Republicans gave him a 68% approval rating, while only 3% of Democrats approved of him, and 23% of independents thought he was doing a good job.
Democrats and Independents were particularly critical of Trump’s handling of the Iran war.
Only 4% of Democrats and 21% of Independents approved of how he was running Operation Epic Fury. They also criticized him on the economy, with 3% of Democrats and 19% of Independents saying he was doing well.
Overall, Trump has a 30% approval rating on the economy and 32% on the Iran war.
These figures are supported by a majority of Republicans, with a little over two-thirds of GOP voters approving of the war and 62% approving of his economic performance.
The AP-NORC poll aligns with the recent NBC News poll, which gave Trump a 37% approval rating.
The economy and the war were the two issues that most affected his approval in that poll as well.
One Trump voter, who spoke to the AP on Tuesday, expressed regret over her vote because she felt “betrayed” by the president.
Retired Air Force veteran Kathryn Bright said one of the main reasons she supported Trump was because she believed he would stop foreign wars — even as decades-old clips of Trump talking about attacking Iran had been circulating online.
“It’s like high school class president: ‘I’m gonna promise we are going to get pizza every single day,’” the 60-year-old Bright said.
“Then as soon as they get elected they are like, ‘Oh, I lied.’”
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