WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� Most Americans continue to disapprove of how President Donald Trump is , while his overall presidential approval holds steady, according to a new AP-NORC poll that was conducted as he had been reached.
The poll points to just how unpopular the war, which began Feb. 28, has been with Americans even as the Republican president turned abruptly . Support for his handling of the war remains lopsidedly partisan. About two-thirds, 65%, of U.S. adults disapprove of how Trump is handling issues with Iran. But while the vast majority of Democrats and independents view Trump鈥檚 actions negatively, only 28% of Republicans are unhappy.
Americans鈥� views on how the president is handling Iran are roughly in line with his overall job approval, which stands at 37%, unchanged from an .
The new survey was conducted June 11-17, just after Trump called off threats to escalate the war with Iran. The poll was fielded as Trump announced a deal with Iran and authorized an end to the U.S. naval blockade in the Strait of Hormuz, concluding just before the Wednesday.
Approval of Trump鈥檚 actions on Iran has been low over the past few months. But in interviews, some Republicans also weren鈥檛 pleased with the outcome of , which gives Iran an immediate benefit, allowing it to sell its oil freely again.
The deal also reopens the strait without tolls for two months, restarts talks between the U.S. and Iran over Tehran鈥檚 nuclear program and calls for Tehran to dilute its stockpile of highly enriched uranium.
David Farrington, a 79-year-old Republican-leaning independent in Fort Worth, Texas, 鈥渄oesn鈥檛 have any love lost鈥� for Iran, but he鈥檚 frustrated the agreement focused on the strait and didn鈥檛 deliver more on the country鈥檚 nuclear weapons program.
鈥淎ny agreement regarding the strait is hardly what I would consider a recognizable concession on the part of Iran,鈥� Farrington said. 鈥淪o, I consider that some fluff that attempts to make this agreement look better when it鈥檚 not.鈥�
Trump鈥檚 approval on Iran remains flat
Only about one-third of U.S. adults approve of how Trump is handling Iran in the new poll, in line with May.
Donald McBride, a 28-year-old independent in Plano, Texas, is frustrated that Trump has not maintained his campaign promise to keep America out of foreign wars. McBride voted for Trump but he opposed going to war with Iran.
鈥淚 would like the war to end,鈥� he said. 鈥淭he original objective of the war was to end the Iranian regime, and that鈥檚 just not possible. I don鈥檛 really know why we鈥檇 continue fighting.鈥�
The poll suggests most Americans want action in Iran to wrap up. Even with an agreement on the horizon, 53% of U.S. adults said American military action against Iran had 鈥済one too far,鈥� from 59% in March.
About 4 in 10 Republicans, though, said in the latest poll that action has been 鈥渁bout right,鈥� and 37% said it had not gone far enough.
Joan Jones, a 64-year-old independent in northwest Florida, believes the United States鈥� actions in Iran have been necessary to address the threat Iran posed.
鈥淭hose attacks are ultimately to protect us from nuclear attacks,鈥� Jones said. 鈥淚 think we have to go through that 鈥� and eliminate that worry so we don鈥檛 have that hovering over us.鈥�
Few approve of Trump鈥檚 approach on Israel
About one-third, 34%, of U.S. adults approve of how Trump is handling Israel.
between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Trump recent Israeli attacks in Lebanon, which jeopardized negotiations between Washington and Tehran.
James Huffman, a 69-year-old Republican in Medway, Ohio, thinks Trump is taking the wrong strategy when it comes to Netanyahu.
鈥淣etanyahu is not going to do everything Trump wants. He鈥檚 going to do what he wants,鈥� Huffman said. 鈥淚 just don鈥檛 think it鈥檚 effective.鈥�
Only about one-third approve on the economy
About one-third of U.S. adults approve of Trump鈥檚 approach to the economy. That鈥檚 in line with last month, and continues a for Trump on the issue.
Jones, the Florida independent, is more optimistic than most. She said she can hardly leave the house some hours without getting stuck in the traffic of tourists headed to the beach on vacation. She also spots lines around the block for Starbucks, McDonalds and Chick-fil-A in her community 鈥� all signs to her that the economy is doing well overall.
鈥淚 think President Trump鈥檚 policies are contributing to a better economy,鈥� Jones said.
Other Republicans are more skeptical, a troubling sign for a president who prides himself on his business acumen. Only 69% of Republicans approve of how he鈥檚 handling the economy, slightly lower than the 78% who approve of how he鈥檚 handling the presidency overall.
Patricia Bailey, a 42-year-old Republican in Parkersburg, West Virginia, sees an economy where prices have gotten out of control. 鈥淚 just said the other night, ordering pizza is for rich people,鈥� she said. Bailey voted for Trump but added, 鈥淗e鈥檚 kind of let me down a little bit.鈥�
Even if high prices preceded Trump, Bailey doesn鈥檛 think he鈥檚 lived up to his pledge to improve the economy.
鈥淚 think he got so distracted with the war that he forgot some old promises,鈥� she said.
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The AP-NORC poll of 3,040 adults was conducted June 11-17 using a sample drawn from NORC鈥檚 probability-based AmeriSpeak Panel, which is designed to be representative of the U.S. population. The margin of sampling error for adults overall is plus or minus 2.8 percentage points.
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