Reuters: War raises cost of living pressure, Trump's approval rating hits new low in term
According to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll, U.S. President Trump's approval rating has fallen to a new low in his current term, driven by growing public dissatisfaction with his handling of cost of living issues and the war with Iran.
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(Central News Agency, Washington, 28th, comprehensive foreign report) According to the latest Reuters/Ipsos poll, U.S. President Trump's approval rating has fallen to a new low in his current term, with growing public dissatisfaction over his handling of cost of living issues and the war with Iran.
Reuters reported that the four-day poll, which concluded yesterday, showed 34% of U.S. respondents approved of Trump's performance in office, down from 36% in a previous Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted from May 15 to 20.
Most of the responses for this poll were collected before a shooting incident occurred at the White House Correspondents' Dinner on the evening of the 25th. Trump was scheduled to speak at the dinner, and the gunman was subdued outside the ballroom. It remains to be seen whether this incident will affect public perception of Trump. Federal prosecutors have charged the suspect with attempted assassination of Trump.
Trump's approval rating reached 47% when he took office in January last year but has since trended downwards.
Since the U.S. and Israel jointly launched a war against Iran on February 28 this year, leading to soaring gasoline prices, Trump's approval rating has significantly declined. Only 22% of respondents approved of his handling of the cost of living, down from 25% in a previous Reuters/Ipsos poll.
Rising oil prices have placed a heavy burden on American households and raised concerns for Trump's Republican Party about losing control of Congress in the November midterm elections.
According to the Reuters/Ipsos poll, although most Republican supporters still back Trump, at 78%, 41% expressed disapproval of his handling of the cost of living.
Asked which party they would support in the congressional elections, independent registered voters, who could sway the election, showed 34% supporting Democrats and only 20% supporting Republicans, a gap of 14 percentage points. One-quarter of respondents said they were undecided.
The Reuters/Ipsos poll showed that only 34% of U.S. respondents supported the U.S.-Iran war, down from 36% in mid-April and 38% in mid-March.
The online poll aggregated responses from 1,269 adults nationwide, including 1,014 registered voters, with a sampling error of plus or minus 3 percentage points. (Compiler: Lu Ying-tzu) 1150429
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(Central News Agency, Washington, 28th, comprehensive foreign report) According to the latest Reuters/Ipsos poll, U.S. President Trump's approval rating has fallen to a new low in his current term, with growing public dissatisfaction over his handling of cost of living issues and the war with Iran.
Reuters reported that the four-day poll, which concluded yesterday, showed 34% of U.S. respondents approved of Trump's performance in office, down from 36% in a previous Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted from May 15 to 20.
Most of the responses for this poll were collected before a shooting incident occurred at the White House Correspondents' Dinner on the evening of the 25th. Trump was scheduled to speak at the dinner, and the gunman was subdued outside the ballroom. It remains to be seen whether this incident will affect public perception of Trump. Federal prosecutors have charged the suspect with attempted assassination of Trump.
Trump's approval rating reached 47% when he took office in January last year but has since trended downwards.
Since the U.S. and Israel jointly launched a war against Iran on February 28 this year, leading to soaring gasoline prices, Trump's approval rating has significantly declined. Only 22% of respondents approved of his handling of the cost of living, down from 25% in a previous Reuters/Ipsos poll.
Rising oil prices have placed a heavy burden on American households and raised concerns for Trump's Republican Party about losing control of Congress in the November midterm elections.
According to the Reuters/Ipsos poll, although most Republican supporters still back Trump, at 78%, 41% expressed disapproval of his handling of the cost of living.
Asked which party they would support in the congressional elections, independent registered voters, who could sway the election, showed 34% supporting Democrats and only 20% supporting Republicans, a gap of 14 percentage points. One-quarter of respondents said they were undecided.
The Reuters/Ipsos poll showed that only 34% of U.S. respondents supported the U.S.-Iran war, down from 36% in mid-April and 38% in mid-March.
The online poll aggregated responses from 1,269 adults nationwide, including 1,014 registered voters, with a sampling error of plus or minus 3 percentage points. (Compiler: Lu Ying-tzu) 1150429
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