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Trump Approval Hits Historic Lows as Gas Prices Surge

8/27/2026

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Trump Approval Plummets

Multiple national polls in August 2026 recorded U.S. President Donald Trump’s approval rating at historic lows.
Voter frustration over soaring gas prices, inflation and the protracted Iran war is cited as the cause of the record-low approval.
Sixty-six percent of adults disapprove of Trump’s handling of the Iran war.
Gasoline prices rose to $4.10 per gallon, with 85 percent of voters reporting rising fuel costs.

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Trump Approval Plummets

In August 2026 national polls recorded U.S. President Donald Trump’s approval rating at historic lows.
Republican women still strongly back strict immigration enforcement despite the overall decline in Trump’s approval.
A Bellwether Research survey of 1,604 women found Trump’s approval at 32 %.
Seventy-six percent of Republican women strongly supported ICE deportations.
Sixty-eight percent of women opposed the White House ballroom project, including 43 % of Republican women.

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Trump Approval Plummets

In August 2026 multiple national polls recorded U.S. President Donald Trump’s approval rating at historic lows.
The decline shows up across every issue tracked, even in traditionally strong areas like border security.
YouGov/Economist poll (1,536 adults) gave Trump 36% approval, while Reuters/Ipsos (1,215) gave 33% approval, lowest.
The tracker showed Trump negative on 12 issues, border security –5, price –48 record low.

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Seventy-six percent of Republican women strongly supported ICE deportations, according to a Bellwether Research survey of 1,604 women.
Sixty-eight percent of women opposed the White House ballroom project, including 43 percent of Republican women, per the same survey.
Within this story's sources, this angle appears mainly in Right-leaning coverage and receives less attention in Left-leaning and Center-leaning coverage.

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Trump Approval Plummets

Multiple national polls in August 2026 recorded U.S. President Donald Trump’s approval rating at historic lows.
Voter frustration over soaring gas prices, inflation and the protracted Iran war is cited as the cause of the record-low approval.
Sixty-six percent of adults disapprove of Trump’s handling of the Iran war.
Gasoline prices rose to $4.10 per gallon, with 85 percent of voters reporting rising fuel costs.

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