‘Huge blunder’ prompts Trump’s sharp ratings drop

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00:00Huge blunder prompts Trump's sharp ratings drop.

00:04President Donald Trump's approval rating is plunging,

00:07and pollster Nate Silver says his handling of the historic federal shutdown,

00:10which he described as a huge blunder, is to blame.

00:14The public appears to be holding the president personally responsible for the lengthy shutdown,

00:19which saw thousands of federal workers furloughed and services heavily impacted.

00:24The government shut down on October 1st after Congress failed to pass a funding deal

00:28amid disputes over Affordable Care Act tax credits.

00:32In Newsweek's tracker, Trump's approval fell to a new low of minus 13,

00:36with 55 percent disapproving and 42 percent approving.

00:40It has recently jumped up to minus 9, with 43 percent approving and 52 percent disapproving.

00:47Initial polls showed Trump's support was stable, but that recently changed.

00:51Public discontent with Trump appears to be growing.

00:54Quinnipiac University, YouGov and The Economist, Reuters-Ipsos,

00:59and Navigator Research all recorded double-digit disapproval.

01:03RMG Research, usually favorable to Trump, also reported him at minus 5.

01:08According to Silver, the SNAP program played a major role.

01:11Trump's administration argued it didn't have the resources to maintain full SNAP payments.

01:16The U.S. Department of Agriculture used a $4.65 billion emergency fund to maintain the program

01:22during the shutdown, yet benefits for 42 million Americans were cut to around two-thirds of normal.

01:29The courts later determined that withholding SNAP benefits broke federal law

01:33and ordered the government to resume payments.

01:36According to Democratic House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries,

01:39Trump and Republicans weaponized hunger as a bargaining tool during budget talks.

01:43The pollster added that the matter was

01:46something real enough to contribute to Democrats absolutely crushing Republicans in recent state races.

01:53Zoran Mamdani became New York City's first Muslim mayor

01:56after defeating Trump-backed Independent Andrew Cuomo.