U.S. President Donald Trump saw his approval rating fall close to its lowest point since returning to the White House, as cracks emerged within his Republican support base, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll released Tuesday.
The four-day poll, which closed on Monday, showed 35% of the country approved of Trump's job performance, down a percentage point from a Reuters/Ipsos poll earlier this month and just above the low-point of his presidency - 34% - seen last month. Trump started his current term in January 2025 with a 47% approval rating.
The president's popularity has taken a hit this year as Americans suffer from surging gasoline prices since Trump ordered strikes on Iran in February alongside Israel.
The war shut down a large chunk of the global oil trade, sending prices at the pump for Americans about 50% higher and raising concern among Trump's Republican allies, who will be defending their congressional majorities in the November midterm elections.
Discontent is spreading within Trump's party, with 21% of Republicans saying they now disapprove of the president's performance, compared to 5% just after he took office in January 2025. Some 79% of Republicans in the poll said Trump was doing a good job, down from 82% earlier in the month and 91% at the start of his term.
