US President Donald Trump answers questions from reporters after announcing new 'most favored nation' pricing for certain drugs in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 18 September 2026. The policy aims to allow state Medicaid programs to access lower drug prices negotiated by foreign nations. EPA/Samuel Corum / POOLBy Jason Lange
The four-day poll, which closed on Sunday, showed 73% of Republicans approved of Trump's job performance, down from 82% in a Reuters/Ipsos poll a week earlier. His overall approval stood at 35% that week.
Trump returned to the White House in January 2025 on promises to tame inflation and end foreign wars. In a Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted in the hours after he was first sworn in, he enjoyed a 47% approval rate.
Just 17% of respondents in the new poll approved of his handling of the cost of living - the top issue Americans say will determine how they vote in the November 3 midterm elections, when Trump's Republicans are defending narrow congressional majorities.
Dissatisfaction among Republicans on the subject has been growing since Trump launched the war on Iran in February that has pushed gasoline and diesel prices sharply higher. Now for the first time, Republicans who disapprove of Trump's handling of the cost of living outnumber those who give him a thumbs up - 51% to 44%.
The Reuters/Ipsos poll was conducted online and gathered 1,277 responses from US adults nationwide. It had a margin of error of 3 percentage points.
(Reporting by Jason Lange in Washington; editing by Scott Malone and Deepa Babington)
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