Reuters/Ipsos Poll Finds Trump Approval at 31% and One-Third Back Retrying Failed Executions

A Reuters/Ipsos poll found President Donald Trump's approval rating has fallen to a record low of 31%, and that one-third of Americans think the government should try a second time to execute a convicted criminal if a first attempt fails. The approval figure comes as the midterm elections near. Losing control of either chamber of Congress could complicate Trump's agenda for the last two years of his term, a prospect that matters for Republicans. The execution question was asked as Tennessee reviews its failed lethal injection of Christa Pike. Reuters said the survey was conducted after a failed attempt, though the details were not given in the available text.

The outlets drew on the same polling but highlighted different findings. Alternative-source Reuters led with the execution results, reporting that one in three Americans back a second attempt. Left-leaning HuffPost led with Trump's record-low approval and what the midterms could mean for his agenda. Right-leaning Newsmax also covered the execution question, calling the result a divide and tying it to Tennessee's review of the Pike case. None of the outlets disputes the others' numbers; they differ in which result they put first.