Trump Approval Falls to Record 33% as Fuel Hits $5.85 and Economic Gloom Deepens
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Updated · The Independent · Sep 7
Trump Approval Falls to Record 33% as Fuel Hits $5.85 and Economic Gloom Deepens
3 articles · Updated · The Independent · Sep 7
Summary
A Financial Times/Focaldata poll found only 33% of registered voters approve of Trump’s performance, down 3 points from the prior month and the lowest reading since the survey began in May.
Economic strain drove the slide: nearly two-thirds said the economy is on the wrong track, 57% said they are worse off financially under Trump, and most rejected his trade and tariff policy.
Republican support also softened, with approval of Trump’s handling of jobs and the economy among Republican voters falling to 53%—almost 8 points lower than a month earlier.
The pressure comes as diesel hit a record U.S. average of $5.85 a gallon amid the Iran conflict, even as Trump called it “small potatoes” and downplayed the strategic importance of the Hormuz Strait.
The numbers add to Republican midterm risks less than two months before November’s elections, with Gallup separately showing 31% of U.S. adults identify as Democrats versus 25% as Republicans.