Trump’s approval ratings plummet amid Iran war and sky-high gas prices, poll finds

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsTrump’s approval ratings plummet amid Iran war and sky-high gas prices, poll findsA new poll found that 66 percent of Americans disapprove of Trump’s handling of the Iran warAlex Lang in New York Sunday 03 May 2026 21:43 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":"b2969836","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-economy-gas-prices-poll-b2969836.html","title":"Trump’s approval ratings plummet amid Iran war and sky-high gas prices, poll finds"}}CloseTrump says he 'seriously' considered renaming Gulf of Mexico as 'Gulf of Trump'Sign 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":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}A brutal new poll...