Trump Approval Rating at 37%; 'Strong Support' Hits Record Low of 15%

In a poll of American adults, the percentage of respondents who say they strongly support U.S. President Donald Trump has fallen to a record low of 15 percent.
According to The Washington Post on the 16th (local time), a survey conducted by the WP and polling firm Ipsos from July 8 to 13 among 2,648 American adults showed that 37 percent of respondents approve of President Trump, the same figure as in the February survey.
However, the share of those who strongly support him dropped to 15 percent, the lowest level on record.
This figure stood at 27 percent at the start of the second Trump administration early last year, then fell to 19 percent in February, showing a steady decline.
The WP noted that this is a stark contrast to his first term, when two-thirds of those who approved of President Trump's job performance identified as strong supporters.
Among respondents who identify as independent, President Trump's approval rating stood at just 26 percent.
Of that group, only 6 percent said they strongly support the President, while 71 percent expressed opposition.
While President Trump maintains a low approval rating of around 30 to 40 percent regardless of gender, age, education level, income, or race, his support rises to 50 percent among adults in rural areas, 53 percent among white men without a college degree, 57 percent among white Catholics, and 70 percent among white evangelical Protestants.
Forty-three percent of respondents said their personal economic situation is worse now than it was when the Trump administration took office last year.
This is a significantly higher figure compared to the 13 percent recorded in 2018 during the first Trump administration.
President Trump has been struggling with low approval ratings since the launch of military operations against Iran in late February.
With public support for the war in Iran remaining low and rising inflation driven by surging oil prices, his approval rating has been hovering in the 30 percent range.
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