After one month, Trump's approval rating is at its lowest in history.
President Donald Trump's approval rating after one month in office is at its lowest level in history compared to previous presidents.
The Telegraph cited a poll conducted by public opinion research firm Gallup showing that the approval rating for the job Mr. Trump is doing is 40%, 21 points lower than the average rate of 61% for US presidents at the same time.
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| Public opinion is generally positive in the early stages of a presidential term. However, this has not been the case with President Trump. Photo: AFP. |
Public opinion at the start of each presidential term is typically very positive. Before President Trump, Bill Clinton held the record for the lowest approval rating after the first month, with 51% of respondents approving of the job he was doing. Apart from Clinton and former President Ronald Reagan, all other presidents had approval ratings above 60% at this point.
However, President Trump is not the first president to see his approval rating drop in his first month. Both former President Clinton and Barack Obama experienced significant drops in support after 30 days in office.
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| Trump's approval rating after 1 month in office compared to his 3 most recent predecessors. |
The first 30 days of Donald Trump's presidency have been dominated by lawsuits over his controversial immigration order, battles with the press and breaches of diplomatic and security norms.
Trump's immigration order has now been suspended by the court. The Trump administration has announced that it will comply with the ruling and issue a revised order, although it still calls the court "bad". Meanwhile, national security adviser Michael Flynn resigned after 3 weeks due to allegations of his ties to Russia. This is the most important person in the Trump administration to leave so far.
In another development, there are still 10 positions in President Trump's cabinet that have not been approved by the Senate to take office. This is a record slow speed in approving a president's cabinet.
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