President Donald Trump told CNN in a nine-minute phone interview Monday morning that the US military is “knocking the crap” out of Iran – but the “big wave” is yet to come.

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Enten then explained that Trump’s net approval rating is at -22 points, which is lower than at this point in his first term when it was -17 points. Trump’s net approval is also lower than former President Joe Biden’s at this point in his presidency, when he had a -13 point net approval rating.

Nearly 6 in 10 Americans disapprove of the US decision to take military action in Iran, as most say a long-term military conflict between the two nations is likely, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS.

It is no secret that Donald Trump keeps his eyes on polling numbers, but there is one that CNN highlighted this week that he will probably want to skip. But it also might benefit him to look at it heading into the mid-terms because it just isn’t pretty for the president.