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Trump approval falls to all-time low in Reuters/Ipsos poll
President Trump’s approval rating has dipped to a historic low with the midterms only about six weeks away, according to a new poll. In the Reuters/Ipsos poll, Trump’s approval rating was sitting at 32 percent, the lowest of his second term and, according to Reuters, a record low for his entire poli
What the coverage shows
All four outlets connect Trump’s standing to the Iran war, but only Al Jazeera foregrounds the approval rating itself and the polling numbers. NBC News focuses instead on an Iowa GOP Senate candidate’s call to end the war despite prior votes to let Trump continue it, while 60 Minutes frames the story through a French diplomat discussing impacts on U.S. allies. Reason is the only outlet to mention the war’s expansion into Yemen and its effect on oil supplies.
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