Poll position: Where Trump stands among Americans as he faces the nation in primetime
President Donald Trump goes before the nation in prime time on Wednesday evening to deliver what the White House says is "an important update" on the war with Iran.The president's...
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President Donald Trump goes before the nation in prime time on Wednesday evening to deliver what the White House says is "an important update" on the war with Iran. The president's address comes amid the month-long attacks by the U.S. and Israel on Iran, which polls indicate are unpopular with many Americans, and a surge in gas prices as a direct result of the fighting have triggered a further slide in Trump's standing in public opinion surveys. The political implications are clear: The strikes on Iran and the erosion of the president's approval ratings are warning signs for the GOP as Republicans ramp up to defend their slim House and Senate majorities in this autumn's midterm elections. Trump stood at 41% approval and 59% disapproval in the latest Fox News national poll, which was conducted March 20–23. The president's negative 18-point margin was up from 14 points in the previous Fox News poll, which was conducted Feb. 28–March 2, as the strikes against Iran began. FOX NEWS LIVE UPDATES ON THE U.S. WAR WITH IRAN The president's approval ratings stood in the upper 30s, with his disapproval in the upper 50s to low 60s, in the most recent national surveys from Reuters/Ipsos, AP/NORC, and Quinnipiac University. A CNN poll conducted March 26–30 and released Wednesday indicated Trump had a 35%-64% approval/disapproval rating. An average of the most recent national surveys gauging the president's standing puts Trump just above 40%, with his disapproval in the upper 50s. WHAT THE LATEST FOX NEWS POLL SHOWS ON THE WAR WITH IRAN While Trump's base remains extremely supportive of the president and the war, much of the slippage is coming from within the GOP, specifically those who are considered non-MAGA Republicans. "I do see in the last couple of surveys an edging down…close to a double-digit movement," veteran Republican pollster Daron Shaw, who helps run the Fox News Poll with Democrat Chris Anderson, said, pointing to declining support for Trump among non-MAGA Republic…