The administration's standing has deteriorated following significant midterm defeats where Democrats secured their largest House victory since at least 2008 and captured Senate seats in Kansas, South Carolina, and Texas. Public sentiment has cratered over kitchen-table issues, with only 21 percent endorsing the president's management of living costs. Although overall economic ratings remain deeply depressed at 25 percent, immigration serves as a relative bright spot supported by 81 percent of Republicans. To reinforce that priority, the administration has escalated deportations and appointed policy architect Stephen Miller as White House chief of staff.
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Economic strain and foreign conflict have suppressed presidential approval to within a po…: Economic strain and foreign conflict have suppressed presidential approval to within a point of a career low.
Severe midterm congressional losses reflect broad voter dissatisfaction with administrati…: Severe midterm congressional losses reflect broad voter dissatisfaction with administration economic policies and rising fuel costs.
Immigration policy remains Donald Trump's primary reservoir of political strength among h…: Immigration policy remains Donald Trump's primary reservoir of political strength among his party's conservative base.
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US President Donald Trump's approval rating remained close to the lowest level of his political career, with growing concerns over the cost of living weighing on his standing after the Republican Party's losses in last week's midterm elections.
According to a Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted online across the US from November 6 to 9, 32 per cent of Americans approved of Trump's performance as president. The figure was unchanged from two previous Reuters/Ipsos polls conducted between late October and early November, and one percentage point above his career-low rating of 31 per cent recorded in mid-October.
The poll surveyed 1,705 US adults and had a margin of error of approximately two percentage points.
Trump's Republicans suffered losses in both chambers of Congress in the November 3 midterm elections.
Although some races remain undecided, Democrats recorded their biggest House of Representatives victory since at least 2008 and flipped Senate seats in traditionally conservative states, including Kansas, South Carolina and Texas.
Cost of living weighs on Trump's approval
The poll found that only 21 per cent of Americans approved of Trump's handling of…
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