Americans question Trump’s mental sharpness as his approval rating remains at an all time low

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsAmericans question Trump’s mental sharpness as his approval rating remains at an all time lowEven members of Trump's Republican Party have concerns about the 79-year-old president's temperament and mental sharpnessJason Lange Tuesday 21 April 2026 14:44 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2961898","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-approval-rating-mental-sharpness-iran-war-pope-spat-b2961898.html","title":"Americans question Trump’s mental sharpness in new approval rating poll"}}CloseCNN polling guru quotes Happy Gilmore to explain Trump's inflation slumpSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSourceMethod":...