The approval rating of President Donald Trump dropped to 32%, the lowest level recorded by Reuters/Ipsos during his political career, amid growing discontent over the cost of living and just a few weeks ahead of the midterm elections on November 3rd.
The new survey by Reuters/Ipsos, published this Monday, also shows a significant decline among Republicans themselves: currently, 73% approve of the president's management, compared to 82% recorded just a week earlier.
The decline is also reflected in the overall group of respondents.
In the previous measurement by Reuters/Ipsos, published a week ago, Trump's overall approval was at 35%, three points higher than the result released this Monday.
That survey also indicated a slight recovery from the 33% recorded at the end of August.
One of the main sources of discontent is the household economy.
Only 17% of those surveyed approve of the way Trump is handling the cost of living, an issue that Americans identify as the most important when deciding their vote in the legislative elections.
Deterioration is evident even among Republican supporters.
For the first time in this Reuters/Ipsos series, among party voters, more disapprove of Trump's handling of the cost of living than support it: 51% to 44%.
Reuters notes that discontent has grown since the start of the war with Iran in February, a conflict that has contributed to rising gasoline and diesel prices.
Trump returned to the White House in January 2025, promising to control inflation and end wars abroad.
When he began his second term, a survey by Reuters/Ipsos conducted immediately after his inauguration placed his approval at 47%, 15 points above the current level.
The new measurement was conducted online between September 17 and 20 among 1,277 adults from across the United States and has a margin of error of approximately three percentage points.
The result adds to other recent surveys that have also shown a decline in the president's approval rating, although the figures are not directly comparable due to differences in methodology and the surveyed population.
At the beginning of September, a Focaldata survey for the Financial Times placed Trump's approval rating at 33% among registered voters, three points lower than the previous month.
In that measurement, nearly two-thirds of voters believed that the economy was heading in the wrong direction, and 57% claimed to be in a worse economic situation under Trump's presidency.
The figures also coincide with a time when some Republican legislators and candidates have begun to publicly express differences with certain policies of the president, especially on issues such as the war with Iran, immigration, tariffs, and cost of living, just a few weeks before the midterm elections.
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