The avalanche of recent unfavorable polls has caused Trump’s average job disapproval rating to surge to 58.3 percent, higher than his rating following the January 6, 2021, Capitol riots, according to the news website RealClearPolitics, which analyzed recent polling averages to reach this new low.

“Trump’s disapproval rating today (58.3%) is higher than his first-term peak (57.9%), which came after January 6, 2021,” said Tom Bevan, co-founder and president of the site.

RealClearPolitics also analyzed Trump’s average favorability rating, a metric distinct from job approval, and found that 55.9 percent held an unfavorable view of him. Following the January 6 events, Trump’s disapproval rating reached 59.5 percent.

The polling averages analyzed by the site included a range of outlets, from The Wall Street Journal, Fox News, and the Daily Mail to Reuters/Ipsos, CBS News, and The New York Times.

These findings follow another damning poll revealing that 76 percent of Americans believed the economy was worsening, according to new research from Gallup, indicating that voters are focusing on affordability ahead of the midterm elections in November.

Despite having campaigned on the promise of easing Americans’ financial burden during the 2024 presidential election, Trump recently downplayed his economic predicament.

“I don’t think about Americans’ financial situation. I don’t think about anyone,” the president told reporters at the White House earlier this month. He added: “I only think about one thing: we cannot allow Iran to have a nuclear weapon.”

Trump stated on Monday that progress had been made on a draft agreement with Iran, but that he would only accept “a great deal for everyone or no deal at all.”

In the months following the U.S. and Israeli attack on Iran in late February, U.S. gasoline prices have risen more than 50 percent due to political tensions and the slowdown in oil transportation. The average price of gasoline across all states reached at least $4 per gallon for the first time in four years, AAA revealed last week.

Likewise, food prices continue to soar in the country: beef and tomatoes rose 14.8 percent and 15 percent, respectively, in April.

U.S. inflation hit its highest level in three years in April, while, according to reports, White House officials are “very scared” that the ongoing war with Iran could push gasoline prices above the record $5.02 per gallon set under the Biden administration.

The White House refuted the report, calling it “fake news,” and separately dismissed the unfavorable polls by stating that the war against Iran had been launched “in the interest of the American people.”

“While the president has been clear about short-term disruptions as a result of Operation Epic Fury, the administration is focused on implementing Trump’s proven agenda of tax cuts, deregulation, and energy abundance to keep the U.S. on a strong economic trajectory,” White House spokesperson Olivia Wales said in an earlier statement.

“The president is not making these vital national security decisions based on volatile opinion polls, but in the overall interest of the American people,” she added.