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Donald Trump continues to reach new lows in his approval numbers, with two pollsters recording rock-bottom numbers for the president.
The Washington Post and CNBC both published polls with double digit negative net ratings for Trump. In the Washington Post poll, he reached his second lowest net rating ever for the pollster at -24 points.
For CNBC, he reached his all-time low in its polls with a net rating of -19. The surveys published this month come as the war with Iran lingers, despite several promises by the president that an end is near and as Americans continue to struggle through an affordability crisis. It comes as a lip reader exposed FIFA boss Gianni Infantino's desperate plea to Trump that he ignored in a humiliating moment.
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The average net rating of both polls, -22 points, is the worst net rating for a sitting president at this point in his second term since 2000, according to CNN's Harry Enten.
George W. Bush, who was in the middle of leading the unpopular Iraq War, had a net rating of -20, while Barack Obama had -8 points.
Tanking Trump's numbers are independents, who are quickly abandoning the president. The Washington Post poll recorded a -45 point rating among independents for Trump, worse than Richard Nixon when he was facing the Watergate scandal.
"Donald John Trump, the worst ever net approval rating with independents at this point in a second term," Enten concluded.
Also driving down Trump's rating is the cost of living. In the Washington Post poll, two-thirds of participants described groceries as unaffordable, up from 45% when asked in February.
Household across different income levels are feeling the burden of higher prices. In households earning more than $100,000, 56% responded that groceries are unaffordable.
In households making between $50,000 and $100,000, it's 70%, while among incomes below $50,000, it's 82%.
Food prices have increased this year, although there has not been a sharp increase in grocery prices, according to inflation data. Still, they have jumped in cost by more than 18% since the beginning of 2022.
Meanwhile, higher energy and gasoline costs have also weighed on the minds of consumers and their budgets.
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