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Trump approval rating hits lowest level since September: Poll
USA Today • • world
Key Points:
- President Donald Trump's approval rating has dropped to 36%, the lowest since late September, according to a new Economist/YouGov poll conducted shortly after the midterm elections.
- The poll reveals that 51% of Americans believe Trump is too old to be president, with significant concern across party lines, including 56% of Independents and 17% of Republicans.
- A majority of respondents (58%) think Trump's job performance in his second term is worse than in his first, while only 19% believe it has improved.
- National polling averages from RealClearPolitics, The New York Times, and Nate Silver’s Silver Bulletin consistently show Trump's approval rating below 40%, with disapproval ratings exceeding 59%.
- These polling struggles come in the wake of the Republican Party's significant losses in the midterm elections, where Democrats regained control of both the House and Senate.
