Trump\u2019s approval rating on the economy dropped to 30% in April from 38% in a March AP-NORC poll<\/a>. A similarly low share of U.S. adults, 32%, approve of the president\u2019s leadership on Iran, which is unchanged since last month. <\/p>\n The poll was conducted April 16-20, during which time the Strait of Hormuz was reopened<\/a> by Iran, then closed again<\/a>, an example of the whiplash that has characterized the conflict.<\/p>\n The president\u2019s policies and pronouncements have often been at odds with each other. Gasoline prices \u2014 which he promised to slash<\/a> \u2014 jumped after the U.S. attacked Iran in February. His tariffs have kept much of the economy in limbo and hiring has slowed despite his boasts of a \u201cgolden age.\u201d<\/p>\n Only 33% of U.S. adults approve of Trump\u2019s overall job performance, down slightly from 38% last month.<\/p>\n Trump\u2019s falling approval ratings could create problems for his party as it tries to defend House and Senate majorities in the midterm elections. The poll finds that Trump is especially weak on cost of living, and enthusiasm about Trump\u2019s performance has waned over the past year among his own supporters. <\/p>\n Kathryn Bright, 60, a retired captain in the U.S. Air Force, regrets that she supported Trump in the last election.<\/p>\n \u201cI feel disgusted with myself, I feel betrayed, like he was a wolf in sheep\u2019s clothing,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n Bright lives in a small town far out on Colorado\u2019s prairie and has several disabling medical conditions. She was initially drawn to Trump because of his vows to support veterans, avoid foreign wars and lower costs.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s like high school class president: \u2018I\u2019m gonna promise we are going to get pizza every single day,\u2019\u201d Bright said. \u201cThen as soon as they get elected they are like, \u2018Oh, I lied.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n The vast majority of Americans disapprove of Trump on cost of living<\/p>\n In a sign of just how unpopular Trump\u2019s approach on prices has become, the poll found that only about one-quarter of U.S. adults approve of his handling of the cost of living.<\/p>\n The consumer price index climbed 3.3% in March<\/a> from a year ago, and inflation is slightly higher than the 3% that Trump inherited upon returning to the White House last year. Yet Trump has shown little interest in inflation and played down the rising energy costs caused by the war prompting Iran to effectively shutter the Strait of Hormuz to oil and natural gas tankers.<\/p>\n
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