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Showing Original Post only (View all)Trump's approval rating hits second-term low as Americans sour on the economy and Iran war [View all]
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/poll-trumps-approval-rating-hits-second-term-low-economy-iran-war-rcna331462Trump's approval rating hits second-term low as Americans sour on the economy and Iran war
Two-thirds of Americans disapprove of Trumps handling of inflation, according to an NBC News Decision Desk Poll, with some cracks emerging in his GOP support.
April 19, 2026, 8:00 AM CDT
By Ben Kamisar and Bridget Bowman
President Donald Trumps job approval rating has sunk to a new low as Americans express growing concerns about rising costs and the war with Iran, according to an NBC News Decision Desk Poll powered by SurveyMonkey.
Overall, 37% of adults approve of Trumps performance as president, while 63% disapprove including 50% who said they disapprove strongly putting his job rating at the lowest point of his second term in NBC News Decision Desk polling. Two-thirds of respondents also disapproved of Trumps handling of inflation and the Iran conflict.



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What the asshole ought to do is send in ground troops
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dalton99a
Yesterday
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The usual fine people - knuckle-dragging racists, brain-dead mouthbreathers, wife beaters, child rapists, meth addicts,
dalton99a
Yesterday
#3
so far we're spending a billion dollars a day to pay more for gas, and install a more radical leader of Iran
Takket
Yesterday
#4
And roughly 28% of Americans had a favorable opinion of Tricky Dick when he took his last ride on Marine One.
paleotn
Yesterday
#7
I suspect those people must be what's still left of the "Trump can do wrong" crowd.
ShazzieB
Yesterday
#26
It is bad reporting. With 37% approve and 63% disapprove, that means zero undecided
Bluetus
23 hrs ago
#33
Public education needs to be revived. Republicans have been tearing it down all my
travelingthrulife
Yesterday
#13
Our society has chosen to pour money into the military instead of education and healthcare
groundloop
Yesterday
#18
I wouldn't place bets on the sanity of any of the 50+% that voted for this
BaronChocula
Yesterday
#27
How many times do we keep reposting the same thing that Trump's approval rating hits new low of 37
oldmanlynn
Yesterday
#22
The gap is widening by 2.5% per month. Should hit -30% around June, -40% by Election Day.
eppur_se_muova
Yesterday
#29