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Trump’s approval ratings plummet amid Iran war and sky-high gas prices, poll finds 75%
By Alex Lang0%
5/3/2026, 1:43:05 PM
Topics: Donald Trump, Midterms
Keywords: Donald Trump, Midterms
BS Summary: This article contains 24 faulty reasoning types, including Biased Writer Voice, Framing Effect, and Post Hoc (False Cause), with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 36.1% saturation with 253 hits. Analysis detected 1,139 faulty-reasoning hits from 701 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 66.9% and a BS Rank of 75% (5,535 of 21,887 articles). This article is worse (more manipulative) than 74.70% of the article peer group.
A brutal new poll shows America disapproving of President Donald Trump on several key issues - and slamming the president for his handling of rising prices.
Sunday’s Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll shows Trump underwater on several key issues.
On the Iran war, 66 percent disapprove of his handling compared to 33 percent who approve.
But it was the economy where Trump is now being hammered with high disapproval ratings.
A whopping 76 percent of Americans disapprove of how he has dealt with rising prices, compared to 23 percent who have approved.
Roughly 72 percent disapprove of how he has handled inflation, roughly 65 percent disapprove of how he has handled the economy and 61 percent disapprove of his tax plan.
Trump has long blamed the Iran war for recent economic troubles, especially rising gas prices, but has shrugged off much of the concern.
“But I did something that was, I don't know, foolish, brave, but it was smart,” Trump said at a weekend event in Florida.
“I would do it again, but I thought the numbers would be much worse.
I thought the stock market would go down much more.
I thought the oil prices would go up much more.
I said, 'But we have no choice whether it does or doesn't.'”
Gas prices now sit at an average of $4.44, according to AAA motor club.
That is up nearly $1.50 from this time last year.
Gas prices can be an indicator for many people on the state of the economy as most need fuel to get to or from work.
So when gas prices go up, they have less income to spend in other areas.
“The gas will go down as soon as the war is over.
It will drop like a rock.
There’s so much of it.
It’s all over the place, sitting all over the oceans of the world, and it’ll go down,” Trump said Friday at the White House.
A similar poll was taken in February, before the start of the Iran war, and found Trump’s approval rating on the economy was at 41 percent.
When compared between parties, the nation is pretty divided.
About 33 percent said they trust the Democrats the most to handle the economy, while 34 percent trusted Republicans and 27 percent trusted neither party.
Another worrisome figure in the polling for the White House is the growing number of Americans concerned with Trump’s mental fitness.
Almost six in ten Americans say he does not have the mental sharpness to serve as president.
Roughly 55 percent say the 79-year-old president is not in good enough physical shape for the role.
Trump and his team have downplayed any concern about his mental acuity.
In late April, Democrat Rep.
Jamie Raskin from Maryland asked for a comprehensive cognitive assessment for Trump after he threatened to destroy the Iranian civilization.
The White House pushed back on those concerns saying Trump has "unmatched energy.”
“Lightweight Jamie Raskin is a stupid person’s idea of a smart person,” White House spokesman Davis Ingle told The Independent.
The president’s approval rating with his base has largely remained unchanged, as 85 percent of Republicans still approve of his job performance, the newest poll found.
His approval ratings with independents has fallen from just below 40 percent in April 2025 to 25 percent today.
Trump got his highest marks in the latest poll for his handling of the U.S.-Mexico border with 45 percent approving and 54 percent disapproving.
However, his overall numbers on immigration were slightly lower with 40 percent approving and 59 percent disapproving.
The polling could spell bad news for Trump ahead of November’s midterm elections as Republicans look to keep control of both houses of Congress.
The GOP currently has slim majorities in both chambers, and midterms typically see swings away from the party in control of the white House.
The newest poll found 49 percent of people saying they would prefer a generic Democrat and 44 percent preferred a generic Republican for the House if the election was held today.
That five-point difference has grown from a two-point gap between the two parties in February.
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