As Trump’s approval rating reaches new depths, the GOP has a decision to make

At a White House event a couple of months ago, Donald Trump expressed a sentiment he has rarely shared, saying, “It just amazes me that there’s not more support out there.”

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The moment of candor was striking, largely for its rarity. The president generally prefers brazen dishonesty, routinely boasting about his imagined popularity and even thanking the American public for loving him with such broad intensity.

But in late February, the mask slipped, and the president implicitly acknowledged the truth, though it was packaged in incredulity: Trump may not have understood why he’s so unpopular, but he was at least somewhat aware of the fact that he is unpopular.

If the Republican was amazed two months ago, he must be absolutely gobsmacked now.

The latest Reuters/Ipsos poll, for example, found the president’s approval rating at just 36%, which was roughly in line with the latest NBC News survey. For the White House, the Associated Press’ latest national poll was even worse. From the AP’s report:

President Donald Trump’s approval rating on the economy has slumped over the past month as the Iran war drives prices higher, according to a new AP-NORC poll, with even Republicans showing less faith in his leadership.

The findings from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research show a president who is struggling with unfulfilled promises to tame inflation and testing Americans’ patience with a conflict in the Middle East that has dragged on longer than expected.

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Trump’s overall approval rating in the AP poll was just 33%, which is dreadful but not the worst part of the survey data: Only 32% approve of the president’s handling of the war in Iran; only 30% approve of his handling of the economy; and only 23% approve of Trump’s efforts to address the cost of living.

For months, there’s been talk in political circles over where Trump’s “floor” is. It’s widely assumed that the president has core supporters who will literally never turn against him under any circumstances. No matter how badly the president fails, he can take solace in knowing that his approval rating won’t completely collapse.