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Poll: 50% Back Trump on Israel-Hamas, Low Economic Approval

10/17/2025

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The AP-NORC poll, conducted October 9–13, 2025, shows about 50% of U.S. adults support President Donald Trump’s handling of the Israel-Hamas conflict.
Economic and health care approvals are low: 33% approve Trump's economic policies and about 30% approve his health care policies.
Seventy percent say the country is headed in the wrong direction.
Some Democrats show increased approval for Trump's foreign policy, while costs and health care remain concerns.

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Story summary

The AP-NORC poll, conducted October 9–13, 2025, shows about 50% of U.S. adults support President Donald Trump’s handling of the Israel-Hamas conflict.
Economic and health care approvals are low: 33% approve Trump's economic policies and about 30% approve his health care policies.
Seventy percent say the country is headed in the wrong direction.
Some Democrats show increased approval for Trump's foreign policy, while costs and health care remain concerns.