Big Number
41%. That was Trump’s approval rating in July of his first term in AP-NORC polling, compared to 33% as of Thursday.
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Key Background
The U.S. and Iran traded strikes Thursday as the war threatens to become a wider regional conflict, with Egypt reporting drone strikes on Wednesday in what appears to be the first attacks there since the war began in February. Meanwhile, Trump is “exasperated” by the conflict, NBC News reported, citing unnamed sources, including one who said he “erupted” during a White House meeting last week over the state of the conflict, though White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt denied the incident to NBC. Trump has said in recent days he’s open to negotiating with Iran, but if they can’t stick to the agreement, he’ll continue the attacks.
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further reading
Trump Approval Rating: Less Than Half Of Republicans Want More War With Iran (Forbes)
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