{
  "id": 278034,
  "title": "Trump Says Voters 'Not Angry at Me'—What Approval Rating Polls Show",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/trump-says-voters-not-angry-at-me-what-approval-rating-polls-show",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-07T19:19:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Newsweek",
    "slug": "newsweek",
    "url": "https://www.newsweek.com/trump-says-voters-not-angry-at-me-what-approval-rating-polls-show-12298041"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "President Donald Trump maintained this week that constituents vexed with Republicans in Congress are not angered by him personally, despite his approval rating hovering near its lowest in his second term. Trump told Punchbowl News that his supporters are not angry at him, but rather at the Republican Party. He asserted that he won his own election and therefore does not need to campaign for other Republican candidates. Trump expressed uncertainty about whether his supporters would support Republicans without him on the ballot, stating that he cannot definitively answer this question. Recent polling indicates that Trump's standing has declined in tandem with, rather than better than, his party. A series of polls conducted in July show Trump's approval rating in the low to mid-30s, while disapproval consistently outweighs approval. Polls have also found that Trump's approval rating is now on par with, or slightly below, the Democratic Party's. Despite these negative numbers, Trump argued that voters differentiate between him and congressional Republicans. However, Republican struggles in the polls have not led to a clear advantage for Democrats. Democrats hold a narrow lead in the polls, but Republicans maintain narrow majorities in the House and Senate, making a Democratic Senate victory more challenging.",
  "summary": "In an interview with Punchbowl News, President Donald Trump asserted that voters are not angry with him personally but rather with Republicans in Congress. Despite this claim, recent polls show that Trump's own approval rating has fallen to a low point in his second term, hovering around the low to mid-30s, with disapproval consistently outweighing approval. The erosion of his approval has also affected traditional Republican issues, with a Reuters/Ipsos poll showing Democrats leading Republicans on the economy for the first time in nearly a decade.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Time",
        "title": "Trump Says Voters Are Angry With Republicans—But Not With Him. Here’s What Polls Show",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/trump-says-voters-are-angry-with-republicans-but-not-with-him-heres",
        "published": "2026-08-07T17:42:59.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}