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Trump approval hits new low; Israel election looms; Applegate speaks
The Times and Siena poll has likely voters favoring Democrats by eleven points in their districts, and Reuters and Ipsos puts approval at thirty-one percent; the midterms are November third.

At a glance
- First reported by The New York Times: “Trump Approval Hits New Low Two Weeks Before Midterms, Poll Finds”, with reporting from NPR, Detroit News, Forbes, The Hill, The New Arab, Washington Post and Variety.
- Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, at 5:30 AM ET on Wake Up, America, by Hank Ledger and Brock Thunderson.
- Topics: Christina Applegate, Israeli, Israel, Netanyahu, Trump.
- BBN covered this story before: Christina Applegate Says Her MS Was Misdiagnosed (October 21).
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- The New York TimesTrump Approval Hits New Low Two Weeks Before Midterms, Poll Finds
- The New York TimesPalestinians Hope Israeli Election Will Oust Netanyahu
- NPRActor Christina Applegate says she was misdiagnosed with multiple sclerosis
- Detroit NewsTrump approval falls to record low of 31% as midterms near, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds October 20, 2026 · facts used on air
- ForbesTrump’s Approval Rating Sinks To New Record Low, Poll Finds October 20, 2026 · facts used on air
- The HillTrump approval at record-low 31 percent ahead of midterms: Survey October 20, 2026 · facts used on air
- The New ArabIsrael election: Polls forecast stalemate, far-right gains in next week's vote October 20, 2026 · facts used on air
- Washington PostChristina Applegate says she was misdiagnosed with multiple sclerosis - The Washington Post October 20, 2026 · facts used on air
- VarietyChristina Applegate Reveals She Was Misdiagnosed With ... facts used on air
What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorTrump's approval has hit a new low two weeks before the midterms, and a New York Times and Siena poll has likely voters favoring Democrats by eleven points in their districts.

Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistReuters and Ipsos has him at thirty-one percent, the lowest in either of his terms.

Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistThat's the kind of number I usually save for my barometer.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIn Israel, voters go to the polls on October twenty-seventh, and many Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank hope the vote ends Prime Minister Netanyahu's government.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorPolls tracked by The New Arab show no side reaching a majority.

Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistMeanwhile, Christina Applegate has revealed she was once told she had multiple sclerosis, only to learn the diagnosis was wrong. Her doctor, she says, came in and told her, good news, it isn't MS.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorShe shared it on her podcast after a seven-month break. And a neurologist on the episode says misdiagnosis is common because there's no single test.

Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistJimmy Kimmel says Trump's posture is crooked, one leg bent in and the other pointing the opposite way.

Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistHe's forecasting a front moving through the lower body.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorTemperature, Brock.
The story so far
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- Christina Applegate Says Her MS Was Misdiagnosed · The New York Times
- Trump approval hits new low; Israel election looms; Applegate speaks (this story)
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