Trump losing support from core supporters as approval drops to record low in new polling

President Trump’s net approval dropped to a new low in this week’s YouGov/The Economist poll, fueled by declining support from the president’s core backers. 

The latest survey shows Trump’s net approval sinking to -23 points — with 35 percent of Americans approving and 58 percent disapproving of Trump’s handling of the presidency. 

That marks a notable decline from the net approval of -18 points last week, net -19 points the week before and net -15 points a week earlier. The net approval is also markedly lower than former President Biden’s net -6 percentage point approval at this point in his presidency and Trump’s net -11 percentage point approval at this point in his first term.

Biden’s worst net approval rating was also -23 percentage points, a low point recorded only twice in his presidency, both during his final year in office. 

Trump’s approval and disapproval ratings are also near his records. YouGov and The Economist only recorded........

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