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Trump's approval ratings lowest for second term, close to first presidency bottom
Six months into his second term, US President Donald Trump appears to be in a race to the bottom as his approval rating currently stands at the lowest point of 37 per cent in his second term, according to a Gallup survey.
This is just above the lowest point Trump hit in his first term —34 per cent— towards the end of his term. Notably, towards the end of term, he egged on his supporters on January 6, 2021, to attack the US Capitol to hijack the certification of the 2020 election and illegally overturn the result in his favour. The backlash at the time —which has eroded now— was such that Trump was a pariah even among those who are his yes-men how.
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The Gallup survey, whose findings were published on Thursday, is in line with other surveys in recent weeks that have shown that Trump's approval has taken a hit as he has gone about implementing his extremist agenda.
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A Yahoo News/YouGov survey late last month found that the blowback was such that Trump's disapproval on immigration —his strongest area— rose to 52 per cent with just 44 per cent Americans approving it.
Trump faces blowback on his top agenda
Trump has seen a sharp blowback over items on the top of agenda, such as the 'One Big Beautiful Bill' and immigration crackdown.
Notably, Independents have driven low approval ratings of Trump as he has lost 17 percentage-point support among them, as per the Gallup survey.
This is the lowest in either of Trump's terms.
Compared to previous surveys, Trump has seen a 14 percentage-point fall in the approval of the federal budget and an 8 percentage-point fall in immigration.
Trump scored the highest marks for his handling of the conflict with Iran (42 per cent) and foreign affairs (41 per cent).
He earns the highest marks for his handling of the situation with Iran (42%) and foreign affairs (41%).
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