# Trump approval near record low on eve of US midterms, poll finds

https://mins.news/en/item/126262

- Al Jazeera, 2026-11-02 23:05 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/11/2/trump-approval-rating-near-record-low-on-eve-of-us-midterm-elections-poll?traffic_source=rss

> A Reuters/Ipsos poll found 32 percent of respondents approved of Trump’s presidential performance, up one point from two weeks earlier. Democrats led Republicans 46 percent to 38 percent in preferences for a generic candidate. Trump campaigned for Republicans in Washington, while acknowledging that sitting presidents often lose midterms.

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