A Reuters/Ipsos poll shows President Donald Trump's approval rating remains at the lowest level of his tenure, at a time when many Americans have questions about his temperament.
A poll conducted last week and published by Reuters shows that only 36% of Americans approve of the work of Donald Trump, figures unchanged compared to the previous month.
Trump enjoyed the highest approval rating of his current term, 47%, shortly after taking the oath of office on January 20, 2025.
The president has been under pressure since his administration and Israel launched a war against Iran in February that sent gas prices soaring.
Only 36% of Americans approve of US military strikes against Iran, the poll also found.
Dissatisfaction with the rising cost of living
The war with Iran caused a spike in gasoline prices that affected the personal finances of most Americans.
Trump's approval rating on his handling of the cost of living in the United States was 26 percent, matching his lowest level ever.
Only 25 percent of respondents — including 6 percent of Democrats and 57 percent of Republicans — thought U.S. attacks on Iran would make America safer.
The poll touched on other issues as well, showing that only 16 percent of Americans support pulling the U.S. out of the NATO alliance, a move Trump has threatened.
Only 26% of Americans consider Trump 'balanced'
The poll also shows that many Americans, including some members of the Republican Party, have some concerns about the 79-year-old president's temper following a series of outbursts by him.
Specifically, only 26% of Americans said they consider Trump “balanced.”
Republicans were split on the question, with 53 percent saying it was, and 46 percent saying it wasn't actually balanced, while some declined to answer the question.
Only 7% of Democrats consider Trump balanced.
Trump has shown nervousness in recent weeks, posting an unprecedented threat on social media to destroy Iranian civilization.
At the same time, he attacked Pope Leo XVI, whom he accused of being soft on crime following the pontiff's criticism of the Iran war.
About 51 percent of Americans — including 14 percent of Republicans, 54 percent of independents and 85 percent of Democrats — said Trump's mental acuity had “worsened” in the past year.
Trump's attacks on Pope Leo have drawn attention, in part because Americans generally have a higher opinion of the pontiff than the president.
About 60 percent of respondents said they had a favorable opinion of Pope Leo, compared to 36 percent who said the same about Trump.
