Donald Trump’s Job Approval Just Hit a New Low
Numbers Include Reaction to Charlotte
President Donald Trump’s job approval and disapproval are now worse than ever before. Over there past two years, Trump often saw small increases in approval when he let his actions speak for themselves, but the vacationing President still desperate for attention has drawn attention to himself almost every day since leaving the White House for a 17-day trip to Bedminster.
The Gallup presidential daily job approval tracking report is a rolling average of the preceding three days’ results.
Trump’s approval rating is now at 34%, and his disapproval rating now at 61%.
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Those numbers are worse than ever.
Previously, Trump’s worst numbers were an approval rating of 35% in March, and a disapproval rating of 60% in June.
Days to hit 61% disapproval (Gallup)
Carter: Never
Reagan: Never
H.W. Bush: Never
Clinton: Never
W. Bush: 1,932
Obama: Never
Trump: 207— Brian Klaas (@brianklaas) August 14, 2017
For context, Trump’s approval rating in Gallup is the exact same (34% approve, 61% disapprove) as W. Bush’s at the end of his presidency.
— Matt McDermott (@mattmfm) August 14, 2017
The numbers released Monday would include Friday through Sunday, by which point most people presumably would have been aware of the events in Charlottesville, Virginia and possibly Trump’s refusal to condemn white supremacism.
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