President Donald Trump’s approval ratings have dropped to their lowest level since the start of his second term.

According to the NBC News Decision Desk Poll released on Sunday, only 37 percent of adults approve of Trump’s work as president. Meanwhile, 63 percent disapprove, including 50 percent who disapprove strongly. Some of that strong disapproval comes from Trump’s handling of skyrocketing costs for most households: Among the over 32,000 American adults that NBC News surveyed over two weeks in March and April, 52 percent said they “strongly disapprove” and 16 percent “somewhat disapprove” of Trump’s handling of inflation and the cost of living.

That’s a large disapproval jump compared to a few months ago. When NBC News asked the same inflation question to Americans last August, 45 percent noted they “strongly disapprove”—seven percentage points lower than this month’s results.

The NBC results also suggest that Trump is beginning to lose his voter base. The number of Republicans who approve of Trump’s performance on inflation sank by 10 percentage points (from 83 to 73 percent) since last summer. The poll also found that overall support for the president dropped by four percentage points (from 87 to 83 percent) among his Republican support in just two months.

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    24 hours ago

    The number of Republicans who approve of Trump’s performance on inflation sank by 10 percentage points (from 83 to 73 percent) since last summer.

    Alright, I understand a lot of things are political in nature, but what the hell is wrong with people who see inflation go up and think, “He’s doing a great job on this issue!”

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      21 hours ago

      They don’t see inflation going up. Stuff was already expensive, they’ve become accustomed to stuff being expensive. And their bubble tells them the economy is improving even if they can’t see it. So they believe it.

      They’re used to believing things without evidence.

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      21 hours ago

      Please stop blaming the people, they have been sequestered by the oligarch media, we have lost the fourth power, and that is the priority.

      This polling results are damming in that direction, now only cultural revolution can brin this brainwashing down.