Washington Post-ABC survey shows a 6-point drop over a summer of self-inflicted wounds, trade war
On a day when voters in a reliably red North Carolina congressional district head to the polls in a closer-than-expected House race, President Donald Trump lashed out at a poll that showed his approval rating tumbling.
As he waited to see if voters in the Tar Heel State’s competitive 9th Congressional District will send a Democrat to Washington for the first time since 1963, he took umbrage at a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. That survey put his approval rating at 38 percent — down from 44 percent in June — along with a 56 percent disapproval rating.
The Post-ABC News survey showed Americans increasingly worried about the state of the economy and the president’s trade war with China. When asked about Trump’s handling of the economy, 46 percent said they approve; that’s down from 51 percent in July.
View the complete September 10 article by John T. Bennett on The Roll Call website here.