Trump’s approval rating falls to career low of 32% as high living costs bite, poll shows

US President Donald Trump’s approval ‌rating fell to 32 per cent – the lowest of his political career – as his fellow Republicans soured on his handling of the cost of living amid the unpopular Iran war, a new Reuters/Ipsos poll found.The four-day poll, which closed on Sunday, showed 73 per cent of Republicans approved ⁠of Trump’s job performance, down from 82 per cent in a Reuters/Ipsos poll a week ‌earlier. His overall approval stood at 35 per cent that week.Trump returned to the White House in January 2025 on promises to ‌tame inflation and end foreign wars. In a Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted ⁠in the hours ⁠after he was first sworn in, he enjoyed a 47 per cent approval rate.Just 17 per cent of respondents ‌in the new poll approved of his handling of the cost of living – the top issue ‌Americans ‌say will determine how they vote in the November 3 midterm elections, when ‌Trump’s Republicans are defending narrow congressional majorities.Dissatisfaction among Republicans on the subject ⁠has been growing since Trump launched the war on Iran in February that has ⁠pushed petrol and diesel prices sharply higher.Now for the first time, Republicans who disapprove of Trump’s handling of the cost of ‌living outnumber those who ‌give him a thumbs up – 51 per cent to 44 per cent.The Reuters/Ipsos poll was conducted online and gathered 1,277 responses from US adults nationwide. It had a margin of error of 3 percentage points.