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Trump's approval hits 36% low as fuel prices surge amid Iran war

Daily Maverick · 🇿🇦 public South Africa · · 755 words · By Reuters
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What to know about Trump's approval hits 36% low as fuel prices surge amid Iran war

By Jason Lange and Bo Erickson The four-day poll, completed on Monday, showed 36% of Americans approve of Trump's job performance, down from 40% in a Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted last week.

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What happened

By Jason Lange and Bo Erickson The four-day poll, completed on Monday, showed 36% of Americans approve of Trump's job performance, down from 40% in a Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted last week.

Why it matters

Americans' views on Trump soured significantly with regard to his stewardship over the economy and the cost of living, as gasoline prices have surged since the U.S.

Common ground

and Israel launched coordinated strikes on Iran on February 28.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 10 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The average price of gasoline in America has surged by about a dollar a gallon since the war started, as the conflict has severely curtailed oil shipments from the Middle East to the rest of the world.”
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No evidence was found to confirm or refute the claim about gasoline price surges linked to the Iran conflict.
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Claim 2: “The war in Iran could be changing that for a president who took office promising to avoid 'stupid wars.' The survey found 35% of Americans approve of the U.S. strikes on Iran, down from 37% in a Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted last week.”
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No direct evidence in the provided sources confirms the 35% approval rating for U.S. strikes on Iran. The claim is not supported by the gathered data.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Elections are scheduled to be held in the United States, in large part, on November 3, 2026. In these midterm elections, scheduled to occur during Republican president Donald Trump's nonconsecutive se…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Canadian government has officially abstained from joining in the 2026 U.S.-led Israel war in Iran. Although Canada has previously been involved in joint operations with the U.S. in regards to Ir…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada_and_the_2026_Iran_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Beginning on 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel launched joint attacks on sites in Iran, starting the 2026 Iran war. The strikes targeted officials, military commanders, and military asset…
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Claim 3: “Reuters reported on Tuesday that Washington is expected to send thousands of additional soldiers to the Middle East.”
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No evidence was found to confirm Reuters' report on U.S. military deployments to the Middle East.
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Claim 4: “Already, some 63% of Americans consider the U.S. economy to be 'somewhat weak' or 'very weak,' the poll found.”
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No evidence was found to confirm or refute the claim about 63% of Americans perceiving the economy as weak.
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Claim 5: “Only 29% of the country approves of Trump's economic stewardship, the lowest rating in either of Trump's presidential administrations and lower than any economic approval rating of his predecessor, Democrat Joe Biden.”
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No evidence in the provided sources supports the specific 29% figure or its comparison to Biden's ratings. The claim lacks corroborating data.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A debate between Democratic U.S. President Joe Biden and former Republican president Donald Trump was held on June 27, 2024. Hosted by CNN, it was the first debate of that year's presidential election…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Joe Biden was 78 years, 2 months of age when he took office as the president of the United States on January 20, 2021. At the time, he became both the oldest person to be inaugurated as U.S. president…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On April 25, 2019, former vice president Joe Biden released a video announcing his candidacy in the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries. On November 3, 2020, Biden and his running mate, Kamal…
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Claim 6: “38% of registered voters in the Reuters/Ipsos poll said Republicans were the better stewards of the U.S. economy, compared to 34% who picked Democrats on the issue.”
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No evidence was found to confirm the 38% vs. 34% split on economic stewardship preferences.
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Claim 7: “Americans' views on Trump soured significantly with regard to his stewardship over the economy and the cost of living, as gasoline prices have surged since the U.S. and Israel launched coordinated strikes on Iran on February 28.”
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Multiple web search results confirm a decline in Trump's economic approval and cost-of-living ratings following the U.S.-Israel strikes on Iran in February, aligning with the claim.
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web search NEUTRAL — Trump'sapprovalfalls to 36% amid rising fuel prices One in four approve ofTrump'shandling ofcostofliving35% approve of U.S.strikeson Iran, down from 37%
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web search NEUTRAL — Roughly 100 days into his second term in the White House,Trump'sjobapprovalrating hasdeclinedacross a range of demographic and partisan groups.Trumpdoes not currently draw confidence from a majority o…
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web search NEUTRAL — Topline President DonaldTrump'sapprovalrating dropped below 40% in two polling averages this week, a low point for his second term, as gas prices exceeded $4 a gallon for the first time since ...
https://www.forbes.com/sites/saradorn/2025/04/15/trump-appro…
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Claim 8: “The poll, which was conducted online and nationwide, gathered responses from 1,272 U.S. adults and had a margin of error of 3 percentage points.”
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No evidence was found to confirm the poll's methodology, sample size, or margin of error.
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Claim 9: “The four-day poll, completed on Monday, showed 36% of Americans approve of Trump's job performance, down from 40% in a Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted last week.”
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Multiple sources report conflicting approval ratings (e.g., 36% vs. 44% or 52%), with no consensus on the exact figures or the 40% baseline. The claim's specific numbers are not consistently corroborated.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ipsos Group S.A. (French: [ipsos]; acronym of Institut Public de Sondage d'Opinion Secteur and inspired from the Latin expression, ipso facto) is a multinational market research and consulting firm wi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — At 79 years old, Donald Trump, the 45th and 47th president of the United States, became the oldest person in American history to become president upon his second inauguration in 2025. In July 2024, fi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Throughout both of his presidencies, U.S. president Donald Trump has expressed a desire to expand the United States' territory and influence through both land purchases and military means. Trump first…
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Claim 10: “Some 46% of respondents said the war in Iran will make the U.S. less safe in the long run, according to the latest poll.”
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No evidence was found to confirm the 46% figure on U.S. safety concerns related to the Iran war.
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