Trump approval is worst ever in new poll

Trump approval is worst ever in new poll

Author: NPR May 6, 2026 Duration: 14:53
President Trump said he would punish the Republican state senators in Indiana who voted against redistricting, and in Tuesday’s primary, almost all of them lost to Trump-backed challengers. We discuss takeaways from the primaries in Indiana and Ohio, plus how voters say they feel about Trump in a new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll.

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