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Updated · USA TODAY · May 20Trump’s Republican Economic Approval Falls 15 Points to 63% as Gas Hits $4.55
9 articles · Updated · USA TODAY · May 20
- 63% of Republicans now approve of Trump’s handling of the economy in the latest AP-NORC poll, down from 78% before the Iran war.
- Gasoline averaged $4.55 a gallon on Wednesday, up from $4.04 a month earlier, tying the slide in support to war-driven price pressure.
- 33% of Americans approve of Trump’s economic handling, while his overall job approval stands at 37%, leaving him underwater nationally.
- 73% of independents and 94% of Democrats disapprove of Trump’s approach to Iran, underscoring how the conflict is weighing on views beyond his base.
- The May 14-18 poll surveyed 1,117 adults with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.8 percentage points.
As war costs fuel stagflation fears, can the U.S. economy avoid a severe recession without a swift resolution? Is the costly Iran conflict inadvertently creating a strategic advantage for other global powers like China and Russia?