Donald Trump is recording an unprecedented degree of disapproval over his dealing with of fuel costs within the U.S., in keeping with NCS’s information guru.
Harry Enten, the community’s senior information analyst, stated that each president “pays a price” when gas prices rise beneath their watch, however Trump’s common 79 p.c disapproval score is one “never” seen beneath his predecessors Joe Biden, Barack Obama, or George W. Bush.
“Look, the rest of them you see across the board also reached the 70s, but never this high. This is a record high in terms of looking back at every single president this century,” Enten stated.
“President Trump is breaking records across the political map, but on this one, he is also doing so, and in a way you simply put, don’t wanna be breaking records.”
Donald Trump’s warfare in Iran has precipitated his approval scores to plummet. / Elizabeth Frantz/REUTERS
Even although fuel costs had been larger throughout Biden’s presidency than they are now, resulting from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Democrat’s highest disapproval score was simply 72 p.c.
Enten advised that Trump is getting extra blame than Biden due to a “rare trifecta” by which a majority of Republicans, independents, and Democrats all blame the 79-year-old president for rising gas prices amid his deeply unpopular warfare in Iran.
“97 percent of Democrats—not so much of a surprise—85 percent of independents. You know, I was trying to go through the record books to see if there was anybody else who reached 85 percent. I think Bush did right at the very peak. So I believe tied for the top here.”
Americans are united in their disapproval of Trump’s handling of gas prices. / Screengrab/NCS
“And then look at this. 52 percent of Republicans. Republicans have stuck with Donald Trump through everything, but even on gas prices, even they are breaking,” he added.
“You get a majority of Republicans—52 percent—who disapprove of the president on gas prices, and that is why he, of course, has the highest disapproval rating of all time.”
Elsewhere, Enten also pointed to the dire numbers the president is recording on the top voter issue of healthcare.
“Donald Trump, 65 percent disapproval on healthcare,” Enten said while displaying NCS polling numbers for Bush (63 percent), Obama (63 percent), and Biden (57 percent).
“That is the highest for any president this century.”