US President Donald Trump's popularity is at its lowest level since returning to the White House for a second term, as a series of polls showed a sharp decline in approval ratings.
After starting his term with a comfortable 52% approval rating to 43% of the dissuffers, these numbers dropped significantly to record lows in late April 2026.
According to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on April 29, Trump's approval rating was just 34 percent, down two points from the middle of the same month.
The fire of war is inflamed and hits economic confidence
This decline is directly related to the repercussions of the war with Iran that broke out in late February and the resulting sharp jumps in the cost of living.
Gasoline prices have reached $4.30 a gallon, their highest level in four years, Trump's approval rating on the cost of living has fallen to just 22%, and fuel prices have risen 34% since the start of military operations on February 28.
According to the poll, 85% of voters expressed serious concern that rising fuel prices would lead to a deterioration in their financial situation.
Division over the "square"
Although the Harvard/Harris poll showed 52 percent support for air strikes against Iran, the overall popular base appears divided and worried.
Fifty-nine percent of respondents to the AP/NORC poll considered military operations to be "too far," while 35 percent said the war lacked a clear direction.
Trump has also been criticized by prominent right-wing figures such as Tucker Carlson and Margery Taylor Greene, who have considered the war to be contrary to the "America First" principle.
Loss of critical masses
The decline among Latino voters came as a shock to the Trump administration, with disapproval rating jumping to 70 percent to 29 percent of supporters, up from 44 percent last year.
The Emerson poll found dissatisfaction with Trump's economic performance at 56 percent, a seven-point increase from last year, reflecting the president's failure to allay voters' economic concerns.
Trump's current numbers are very close to former President Joe Biden's levels in the same period of his term, with Biden recording 41% approval in April 2022.
As the midterm elections approach, a negative outlook for the Republican Party looms, with the Emerson poll showing Democrats leading by 10 points, as public anxiety persists over Liberation Day and the fallout from the ongoing Iran war.