<p>WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump’s approval rating held near the lowest level of his political career, depressed by national concerns over rising prices that tanked his Republican Party in last week’s midterm elections, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll completed on Monday.
Key takeaways
A Reuters/Ipsos poll found President Trump's approval rating at 32 percent, near his career low, as rising prices hurt his party in the midterm elections. Democrats gained control of both chambers of Congress, with significant House gains and Senate flips in conservative states.
- Trump's approval rating is 32 percent, unchanged from late October and early November polls.
- Only 21 percent of Americans approve of his cost-of-living management, compared to 38 percent for immigration.
- Democrats won the House and flipped Senate seats in Kansas, South Carolina, and Texas.
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WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump's approval rating held near the lowest level of his political career, depressed by national concerns over rising prices that tanked his Republican Party in last week's midterm elections, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll completed on Monday.
Some 32 per cent of Americans approve of Trump's performance in the White House, unchanged from two prior Reuters/Ipsos polls conducted between late October and early November.
It was one percentage point higher than his 31 per cent rating in a Reuters/Ipsos poll in mid-October, the lowest of his career in politics.
Trump's Republican Party suffered a staggering defeat in the Nov 3 midterm elections, losing control of both chambers of the US Congress.
