Trump's Approval Rating Drops Again... Falls 3 Percentage Points to 33% in a Month

Ahead of the U.S. midterm elections in November, President Donald Trump's approval ratings continue to decline.

The Financial Times (FT) reported on the 6th (local time) that a poll of U.S. voters conducted with pollster Focaldata showed President Trump's job approval rating at 33%.

This is a 3 percentage point drop from the survey conducted a month ago.

Discontent with economic conditions and the cost of living is cited as the biggest factor behind the decline in President Trump's approval rating.

About two-thirds of respondents answered that the U.S. economy is heading in the wrong direction.

In addition, 57% responded that they have become economically worse off since President Trump took office.

This figure is up 4 percentage points from a month ago.

Even among the Republican base, the percentage of respondents who support President Trump's job and economic policies dropped to 53%, a decline of about 8 percentage points in just a month.

Public opinion regarding tariff policies was also negative.

Regarding President Trump's recent decision to impose a 50% tariff on certain Canadian goods, 56% of registered voters opposed it.

More than 60% of independents opposed it, and about a third of the Republican base also showed a negative reaction.

The decline in President Trump's approval ratings is expected to pose a burden on the Republican Party, which is in a position to defend its majority status in both the House and the Senate in the upcoming midterm elections.

46% of respondents answered that President Trump is having a negative impact on the election of Republican candidates in the midterm elections.

In particular, 47% of independents answered that they are less likely to vote for candidates endorsed by President Trump.

When asked which party's candidate they would vote for, the Democratic Party led the Republican Party by 7.5 percentage points.

A month ago, the Democratic lead was 5 percentage points.

This survey was conducted online from August 28 to September 1 among 1,914 registered voters across the United States, with a margin of error of ±2.6 percentage points.

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