U.S. The government shutdown stemming from President Donald Trump's demand for border wall funding has damaged his approval rating further to equal his all-time low. A three-day Morning Consult survey that started two hours before some government agencies shut down found that only 39 percent of registered voters approved of Trump's job performance. That figure included 80 percent of Republicans. The majority of respondents across party identifications, 56 percent—including 90 percent of Democrats and 57 percent of independents—did not approve of his performance, the poll released on Wednesday showed. Trump's 39 percent approval rating matches the lowest point of his popularity in August 2017, when he condemned "many sides" for the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, where a white nationalist drove a car into a group of protesters, resulting in the death of Heather Heyer and causing injuries to 19 others. President … [Read more...] about Donald Trump Approval Rating Equals All-Time Low As Americans Blame Him for Government Shutdown: Poll
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Gallup Poll: Trump’s Approval Rating Edges Up to 40 Percent
President Donald Trump's approval rating went up two percentage points from last week to 40 percent, according to the latest Gallup poll released Monday. Fifty-five percent of respondents disapprove of the president's performance. Trump's 38 percent approval last week was tied for his lowest rating in the poll since last February. Trump's worst point ever in Gallup polling is 35 percent. The survey included 1,500 adults nationwide and had a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points. The poll comes at the end of a controversial week for Trump, who announced the withdrawal of all American troops from Syria and is reportedly planning a major reduction in the U.S. presence in Afghanistan, The Hill reported. This prompted the resignation of Defense Secretary James Mattis, who disagreed with the decision. The president's demand for $5 billion in funding for a southern border wall also led to a partial government shutdown, which began Saturday and shows no signs of reaching … [Read more...] about Gallup Poll: Trump’s Approval Rating Edges Up to 40 Percent
Trump Claims His Approval Rating Would Be 75 Percent If Not For Mueller’s Investigation
POLITICS 12/06/2018 12:24 pm ET Updated 51 minutes ago “It’s called Presidential Harassment!” Trump tweeted. By Hayley Miller As part of his incessant campaign to undermine special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation, President Donald Trump on Thursday complained the federal probe was having a disastrous effect on his approval rating. “Without the phony Russia Witch Hunt, and with all that we have accomplished in the last almost two years ... my approval rating would be at 75% rather than the 50% just reported by Rasmussen,” the president tweeted. “It’s called Presidential Harassment!” Trump regularly accuses Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election of being a “witch hunt” despite dozens of indictments against people in connection to the case, including his former national security adviser. But Trump’s claim on Thursday that his approval rating … [Read more...] about Trump Claims His Approval Rating Would Be 75 Percent If Not For Mueller’s Investigation
Beleaguered Emmanuel Macron predicts ‘major violence’ across France this weekend as approval rating crashes to record low of 18 per cent
EMMANUEL Macron’s approval rating has crashed below 20 per cent today as he predicts more “major violence” across France this weekend. The beleaguered head of state is locked in a law and order crisis, as thousands of so-called Yellow Vest protesters continue to demonstrate against his government. There was widespread rioting in Paris last Saturday, with national monuments including the Arc de Triomphe vandalised and more than 400 people arrested. Now a spokesman for Mr Macron has told AFP: “We have reason to fear a great violence this Saturday.” Despite a humiliating government U-turn on proposed green taxes on fuels, the Yellow Vests sense they can achieve more. The group is named after the high visibility jackets that all motorists have to carry in France and originally called for a reduction in the price of diesel and petrol. Riot police jump on and violently beat up a lone protester in Paris during Yellow Vest protests Now disgruntled groups from Left … [Read more...] about Beleaguered Emmanuel Macron predicts ‘major violence’ across France this weekend as approval rating crashes to record low of 18 per cent
Despite heat at home, Trump approval ratings tower above embattled European leaders’
close Video Over 400 arrested in Paris during anti-government protests France reportedly considering a state of emergency amid the violence; Benjamin Hall reports on the growing riots. President Trump routinely takes grief from the pundits for his underwater approval ratings – but compared with some of his embattled European counterparts, facing civil unrest in the streets and internal government tensions, the U.S. president is riding high. While Trump’s approval ratings have hovered well below 50 percent ever since he took office, French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Theresa May are nowhere close to that right now. Macron’s political troubles were dramatically exposed over the last two weeks, as rioters burned cars and looted stores in response to his push for gas taxes to fight climate change. On Tuesday, the widespread violence prompted Macron to delay the fuel tax by at least six months. Amid the chaos, Macron's approval … [Read more...] about Despite heat at home, Trump approval ratings tower above embattled European leaders’