Overview
- Reuters/Ipsos, published Tuesday, shows 36% approve of the president’s job performance as questions about his temperament grow, with only 26% calling him even‑tempered and a majority saying his mental sharpness has worsened.
- An NBC News Decision Desk/SurveyMonkey poll released Sunday finds 37% approval in a massive sample of 32,433 adults, with roughly two‑thirds disapproving of his handling of inflation and the Iran war.
- Support inside the coalition has softened, as NBC reports overall Republican approval at 83% with the “strongly approve” share down to 52%, and younger voters are especially sour, with 76% of adults aged 18–29 disapproving.
- Public appetite for more fighting is low, with 61% in the NBC survey saying the U.S. should take no further military action in Iran, while gas prices now average more than $4 a gallon after disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz.
- Additional polling underscores the political risk, with AP‑NORC finding just 30% approval on the economy and 33% overall, reinforcing warnings that inflation and the Iran conflict could damage GOP prospects in November.