It was almost exactly this time 20 years ago that the bottom began to fall out on George W. Bush's approval ratings. And as Bush's numbers in most polls fell into the 30s for the first time in late winter and early spring, the culprit was clear: the Iraq war. History could be repeating itself with President Donald Trump in 2026. Just swap Iraq with Iran. Two new polls released Tuesday morning showed Trump's approval rating in the mid-30s: 36% in a Reuters-Ipsos poll and 35% in a Strength in Numbers-Verasight poll. They follow an NBC News poll over the weekend that showed Trump hitting a new low of 37%. Over the past month now, eight of nine quality polls tracked by CNN have shown Trump in the 30s.