Trump's claims of prosperity are falling upon deaf ears

As the US mid-term elections loom, Trump's faltering approval ratings could spell disaster for the Republicans, writes Marion McKeone
Trump's claims of prosperity are falling upon deaf ears

US president Donald Trump's overall approval ratings is languishing between 36%-40%. Over 70% see him as 'out of touch' with voters' concerns. Picture: Kenny Holston/The New York Times via AP

Things are looking bleak for US president Donald Trump. 

There’s the looming prospect of a war with Iran that not even his most hardcore Make America Great Again (Maga) supporters want, the corrosive drip, drip of devastating details from the Epstein files continues apace, and the economy remains stubbornly at odds with his claims of a new golden age of prosperity.

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