MOSCOW, April 3 (Sputnik) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s approval rating fell to 43 percent for the first time since he took office on January 20, according to data from a Reuters and global marketing company IPSOS survey.
According to a Reuters/IPSOS poll conducted after Trump’s inauguration in January, Trump’s approval rating was 47%, the highest approval rating of his second term.
Respondents also gave Trump a negative assessment of his job managing the U.S. economy and combating the high cost of living, with only 37% and 30% approving of his actions on those issues, respectively.
Meanwhile, 52% of respondents agreed that Trump’s tariffs on foreign cars and their parts would hurt their loved ones.
As for the scandal in which Trump administration officials discussed U.S. military plans on Signal, 74% of respondents called the incident reckless, while only 22% called it harmless. Another 5% of respondents refused to make an assessment.
The survey of 1,486 U.S. adults was conducted online from March 31 to April 2 and has a margin of error of 3 percentage points.
Earlier, Trump signed an executive order imposing a 25% tariff on imported cars, light trucks and auto parts starting April 3, saying the move was necessary to protect national security.
