In a four-day Reuters/Ipsos poll, President Donald Trump's approval rating stood at 33%, matching the lowest level of his political career and marking the third consecutive poll with that figure. ^[1] A Reuters/Ipsos poll released today shows that the majority of Americans oppose President Donald Trump's decision to increase tariffs on goods imported from Canada and to rename Lake Ontario to 'Lake America'. ^[2] US President Donald Trump stated on 2026-09-03 that he will engage strongly in the Republican campaign for the November congressional elections to defend the party's narrow majorities in the House and Senate. ^[3] According to the Reuters/Ipsos poll, only 36% of Americans approve of the war in Iran that Trump ordered the U.S. to start bombing in February, and gasoline prices have surged since that order. ^[4] The poll showed that 71% of Americans, including four in ten Republicans, disapprove of how President Trump handles the cost of living, and that registered voters have said for the last month that the Democratic Party has better economic ideas than the Republican Party, the first time Democrats have led on that issue in about a decade. ^[5] The same Reuters/Ipsos poll found that 46% of self-identified Democrats said they were 'very enthusiastic' about voting in the November 3 midterm elections, compared with 31% of Republicans. ^[6] According to the survey, 57% of respondents are against the proposed tariff increases on Canadian goods, while only 20% support them. ^[7] Only 14% of Americans surveyed support renaming Lake Ontario to 'Lake America', while 63% oppose the change. ^[8] Donald Trump's popularity is suffering due to persistent inflation and the ongoing war between the US and Iran which has entered its seventh month. ^[9] Respondents ranked the cost of living as the top issue influencing their voting decisions for the November 3 midterm elections. ^[10]