President Donald Trump’s approval rating has fallen to its lowest point yet, as public support for his administration’s war against Iran continues to erode. A new University of Massachusetts Amherst poll released Monday shows only 33% of respondents approve of the president’s job performance. Meanwhile, 62% disapprove, with 53% of those expressing “strong” disapproval.
Donald Trump’s approval rating is dropping to new low
The survey reveals particularly troubling numbers for the White House regarding the ongoing war in the Middle East. Just 29% of those surveyed support Donald Trump’s approach to the strikes against Iran, while 63% say they disapprove.
The U.S. and Israel launched joint strikes on Iran at the end of February, killing the supreme leader and others. Trump then claimed that strikes have impacted Iran’s navy. However, the war has now stretched for around 30 days, with both sides sticking to their stances and conflicting peace deals. The U.S. currently has more than 50,000 troops stationed in the region, and the president has not yet backed out from on-ground retaliation.
The war is also hitting Americans in their wallets. Military operations have pushed up the cost of oil, gas, fertilizer, flights, helium, and even mortgage rates. According to AAA, U.S. gas prices have climbed to an average of $3.99 per gallon—up more than a dollar from a month ago. International benchmark Brent crude oil traded at $108 on March 30 after closing at about $113 on March 27.
Poll respondents pointed directly to inflation as a major failure reflected in Trump’s approval rating. Only 24% said Trump has done a good job on inflation. A striking 71% said he has done “not too well” or “not well at all.”
The University of Massachusetts Amherst surveyed 1,000 people between March 20 and March 25. The margin of error sits at roughly 3.5 percentage points. For context, Trump pulled a 38% approval rating last July and 44% last April in the same Amherst poll.
Originally reported by Devanshi Basu on Mandatory.
