Trump Polling Numbers Hit New Low as Voters Reject His War, Economy

• Quinnipiac University’s latest national poll found Trump’s approval rating at an all-time low

• Both a Quinnipiac poll and an AP-NORC poll found Americans increasingly disapproved of Trump’s handling of the Iran war

• The polling results should serve as a “warning sign” for Republicans, a Quinnipiac analyst said

Two separate polls released this week reached the same conclusion: Americans increasingly disapprove of Republican billionaire Donald Trump along with his war in Iran. Meanwhile, voters continue to sour on his handling of the economy.

On Wednesday, Connecticut-based Quinnipiac University released a national poll suggesting that fewer than one-third (32%) of Americans approve of how Trump has conducted himself as president. The results represent an all-time low for Trump, Quinnipiac said.

The reasons for the Republican president’s unpopularity are many. According to the Quinnipiac poll, Americans disapprove of:

• Trump’s war in Iran (60% - 34%);

• Trump’s immigration policy (57% - 40%);

• Trump’s handling of the economy (62% - 34%);

• His handling of “the situation with Iran” (66% - 28%).

Meanwhile, 73% of voters blame the Republican billionaire for gas prices either “a lot” (54%) or “some” (19%), while 71% of voters described Trump’s economy as either “poor” (41%) or “not so good” (30%).

“A warning sign is blinking red for the GOP,” Quinnipiac University Polling Analyst Tim Malloy said of the coming midterm elections.

A separate poll, released Thursday by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, found similar results. While the AP poll put Trump’s overall approval rating at just 33%, voters gave the Republican president even worse marks for his handling of his war in Iran.

“Just 28% of U.S. adults now approve of how Trump is handling Iran, a slight decline from 34% last month,” the Associated Press reported. “Even Republicans appear to be increasingly unhappy with the prolonged conflict.”

Those unhappy Republicans included 52-year-old Ohio resident Robert McClary, who told the AP he recalled Trump’s campaign promises to not start new wars in the Middle East.

“I don’t have any trust in this administration at all and to why they brought us into this war, why they’re putting our soldiers at risk again,” McClary told the Associated Press.

By Hugh McQuaid