ROBERT GATES:
00:01:40
No, I don't think he can walk away. And no, I don't think the Israelis can settle it. I don't think as powerful as they are, they don't have the kind of power the United States has. With the president not being able to walk away and the Strait of Hormuz still being closed, a lot of questions about what the next step really could be. And Olivia, what else did this new CBS News polling find when it comes to Americans' views on the economy? Because generally speaking, we're hearing nothing but stress and frustration from people. Yeah, and that was reflected in our polling over the weekend from Anthony Salvanto. Let's tick through some of these boards. Americans are feeling frustrated and angry when it comes to the economy. 38% of respondents said they are frustrated with the way the administration is approaching the economy, with 32% saying they are angry about it. Also, 57% of respondents told CBS News polling team that they say Trump's policies are making them worse off financially, an extremely notable number. And get this, less than a third of the country says that the economy is in a good place. Now, this is something that the president ran on. This helped fuel his return to the presidency was the president talking about high inflation numbers under the Biden administration, high prices. But yet, only 37% of Americans have approved of the job the president is doing. That gives you an indication of why they are starting to feel anxiety heading into the midterms for some of those Republican congressmen and senators who are running, because this is a difficult agenda for them to run on, given the fact that the president has really cratered on his handling of the economy, according to the American people.
REPORTER:
00:03:26
All right, Olivia Rinaldi, thank you so much.
