India, April 9 -- President Donald Trump's approval rating suffered a major hit following his sweeping tariff announcement, which has sent shockwaves through global markets.

In a number of surveys released in the past week, fewer than half of Americans expressed satisfaction with Trump's job performance and his handling of trade, with the majority blaming the President's economic policies.

In addition to extra, higher charges on dozens of nations that he claims have unfairly treated the US in trade, Trump declared last Wednesday that 10% tariffs on imports from all countries would go into effect over the weekend.

His harsh tariffs have depressed US markets and triggered a worldwide trade war. Meanwhile, opinions of Trump are marginally...