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The latest poll from NPR, PBS and Marist shows that President Trump's handling of the U.S.
economy has dropped to a new low.
NPR's Domenico Montanaro has more.
Of the 1,440 respondents to the survey,
just 36% say they approve of the job Trump is doing on the economy.
That's the lowest Marist has recorded for Trump in six years of asking the question.
In fact, during Trump's first term, the economy was a relative strength.
It's a big reason he was able to win again in 2024.
Trump promised to bring prices down, and Latinos,
for example, crossed over in big numbers to vote for him.
But in this survey, just 32% of Latinos approve of the job he's doing handling the economy.
It's yet another.
of how much the group is moving away from Trump