Donald Trump’s Approval Rating Hits New Record Low

The following article by Cristina Silva with Newsweek was posted on the National Memo website December 9, 2017:

Donald Trump’s approval rating has reached the lowest point of his 11-month-long presidency, dropping to 32 percent this week as his embattled White House administration has shrugged off allegations of sexual assault, collusion with Russia and ineffective leadership. The president’s disapproval rating was 63 percent in the Pew Research Center survey released Thursday, a new high for the survey.

The results mark Trump’s lowest approval rating in any poll since he was sworn into office in January in front of a smaller than expected crowd. The Pew poll said Trump’s approval rating had decreased from February, when he was at 39 percent. In October, the president saw a 34 percent approval rating. Meanwhile, just 59 percent said they disapproved of the former reality TV star in Pew’s October survey, the previous high mark for that measurement. Continue reading “Donald Trump’s Approval Rating Hits New Record Low”