New York: It’s been 31 days since US-Israeli strikes on Tehran killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, triggering a conflict in West Asia that has been hurting the rest of the world as well.
And the American people don’t seem to be liking the war, if Donald Trump’s approval rating is considered a yardstick.
The US President’s net approval rating has nosedived to minus 17, according to an analysis by AF Post.
This not only marks the lowest point of Trump’s second term in the White House, it’s the weakest rating recorded for any American president at a similar stage in office.
In an analysis presented in a video on X, the anchor said while Trump had remained in negative territory for most of his first term (2017-2021) after winning the election in November 2016, his second term (2025-2029) as US President began with positive approval ratings before declining sharply.
The anchor added that he looked at all of the Presidents, and “Donald Trump is the lowest ever, the lowest ever at this point in a presidency, lower than Joe Biden, lower than Jimmy Carter, lower than Ronald Reagan… lower than all of them at this point in a presidency.”
Trump’s net approval rating has fallen to -17, making him the most unpopular president in US history.
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Last week, a Fox News poll showed Trump’s approval rating at 41 per cent, with 59 per cent of registered voters disapproving of his performance — the highest disapproval recorded across his two terms.
Support among his own Republican party also fell to 84 per cent, as against 92 per cent in March last year.
Among the Democrats, a record 95 per cent disapproved of his performance as President.
Among independent voters, 25 per cent approved of Trump’s performance, while 75 per cent disapproved.
According to a University of Massachusetts Amherst poll, Trump’s approval rating stood at 33 per cent, while 62 per cent of respondents disapproved of his performance. Among those who expressed their disapproval, 53 per cent said they strongly disapproved.
Just 29 per cent of respondents approved of Trump’s handling of strikes against Iran, while 63 per cent disapproved, The Hill reported.
