Trump's disapproval rating hits all time high & 1/2 of the USA urges impeachment.
Trump, officially the worst US president in history, is increasingly being recognized by the public as such.With the recent wave of guilty pleas and findings of his appointees and associates, his disapproval rating
has sunk to a new low, and even Republicans are finally beginning to see the light.
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President Trump's disapproval hits a high as half the country supports impeachment
By Denis Slattery
| NEW YORK DAILY NEWS |
Aug 31, 2018 | 9:30 AM
President Trump's disapproval hits a high as half the country supports impeachment
President Trump has a 60% disapproval rate among Americans, while special counsel Robert Mueller has the backing of a clear majority, according to a new poll.
President Trump is not winning any popularity contests.
The commander-in-chief’s disapproval rating has hit a high point of 60% , according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll out Friday. Only 36% of those polled said they approve of Trump’s job performance.
ABC News noted that Trump’s average approval rating since he entered the White House is the lowest of any modern president since the 1940s.
Trump, however, recently bragged about his popularity among Republicans last by tweeting out an incorrect approval rating.
“Over 90% approval rating for your all time favorite (I hope) President within the Republican Party and 52% overall,” Trump tweeted. “This despite all of the made up stories by the Fake News Media trying endlessly to make me look as bad and evil as possible. Look at the real villains please!”
A poll released by The Wall Street Journal and NBC News last week found that Trump had a 44% approval and 52% disapproval rating among general voters.
Friday’s poll found that even among Republicans, only 78% give Trump’s efforts in the White House a thumbs up.
The survey also found that half the public back Congress initiating impeachment proceedings against Trump.
The stunning poll numbers come after a flurry of legal activity in Trump’s inner orbit. Last week, his former personal attorney, Michael Cohen, pleaded guilty to campaign finance violations and implicated the President in a scheme to pay off women alleging affairs.
His former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, was also convicted of tax and bank fraud.
And support for special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation stands at 63%, despite Trump’s attempts to discredit the probe. Fifty-two percent of Americans strongly support the federal inquiry into Russian election interference and possible connections between the Trump campaign and the Kremlin.
Trump has repeatedly attempted to smear Mueller and his team of investigators by painting them as politically biased and frequently referring to the investigation as a “witch hunt.”
According to the new poll, 61% of Americans believe that if Cohen’s admissions are true, Trump broke the law. Fifty-three percent also think Trump has obstructed the Mueller investigation in some way.
Also troubling for the President, the majority of Americans, 66%, oppose a pardon for Manafort. Even among Republicans, 45% are against the idea.
And when it comes to Trump’s dispute with Attorney General Jeff Sessions, 62% of respondents back the former Alabama senator. The President has publicly berated Sessions for recusing himself from the Russia probe, which eventually led to Mueller’s appointment.
Sixty-four percent also oppose the idea of Trump firing Sessions.
The poll was conducted from Aug. 26 to 29 and included 1,003 adults. The margin of error is 3.6 points.
President Trump's disapproval hits a high as half the country supports impeachment
By Denis Slattery
| NEW YORK DAILY NEWS |
Aug 31, 2018 | 9:30 AM
President Trump's disapproval hits a high as half the country supports impeachment
President Trump has a 60% disapproval rate among Americans, while special counsel Robert Mueller has the backing of a clear majority, according to a new poll.
President Trump is not winning any popularity contests.
The commander-in-chief’s disapproval rating has hit a high point of 60% , according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll out Friday. Only 36% of those polled said they approve of Trump’s job performance.
ABC News noted that Trump’s average approval rating since he entered the White House is the lowest of any modern president since the 1940s.
Trump, however, recently bragged about his popularity among Republicans last by tweeting out an incorrect approval rating.
“Over 90% approval rating for your all time favorite (I hope) President within the Republican Party and 52% overall,” Trump tweeted. “This despite all of the made up stories by the Fake News Media trying endlessly to make me look as bad and evil as possible. Look at the real villains please!”
A poll released by The Wall Street Journal and NBC News last week found that Trump had a 44% approval and 52% disapproval rating among general voters.
Friday’s poll found that even among Republicans, only 78% give Trump’s efforts in the White House a thumbs up.
The survey also found that half the public back Congress initiating impeachment proceedings against Trump.
The stunning poll numbers come after a flurry of legal activity in Trump’s inner orbit. Last week, his former personal attorney, Michael Cohen, pleaded guilty to campaign finance violations and implicated the President in a scheme to pay off women alleging affairs.
His former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, was also convicted of tax and bank fraud.
And support for special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation stands at 63%, despite Trump’s attempts to discredit the probe. Fifty-two percent of Americans strongly support the federal inquiry into Russian election interference and possible connections between the Trump campaign and the Kremlin.
Trump has repeatedly attempted to smear Mueller and his team of investigators by painting them as politically biased and frequently referring to the investigation as a “witch hunt.”
According to the new poll, 61% of Americans believe that if Cohen’s admissions are true, Trump broke the law. Fifty-three percent also think Trump has obstructed the Mueller investigation in some way.
Also troubling for the President, the majority of Americans, 66%, oppose a pardon for Manafort. Even among Republicans, 45% are against the idea.
And when it comes to Trump’s dispute with Attorney General Jeff Sessions, 62% of respondents back the former Alabama senator. The President has publicly berated Sessions for recusing himself from the Russia probe, which eventually led to Mueller’s appointment.
Sixty-four percent also oppose the idea of Trump firing Sessions.
The poll was conducted from Aug. 26 to 29 and included 1,003 adults. The margin of error is 3.6 points.
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