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A new NBC News poll found that 71% of U.S. adults think the country is on the “wrong track,” illustrating a grim national mood as the midterm elections approach.

Amid escalating tensions between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent yesterday dodged three times when asked whether Ukraine is an ally of the United States.

“We provide the three different things … to Ukraine, so that’s what you do for an ally. We’re not providing those to Russia,” Bessent told NBC News’ “Meet the Press” the second time he was asked whether the U.S. considers Ukraine an ally.

Weeks ahead of Election Day, 71% of U.S. adults think the country is on the “wrong track.” It’s the highest share yet in Trump’s second term, illustrating the grim national mood his party faces in the midterm elections, according to a new NBC News Decision Desk Poll powered by SurveyMonkey.

Poll respondents expressed deep unhappiness over economic conditions and widespread distrust toward both major political parties, but Trump and Republicans bore the brunt. For the first time in Trump’s second term, the poll has found the “right track” sinking into the 20s.

A majority of Americans view the president’s…

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