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| Donald Trump has worst six-month approval rating of any President in history, poll finds | Donald Trump has worst six-month approval rating of any President in history, poll finds |
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| Donald Trump has insisted his performance in a poll assessing his six-month approval rating is "not bad" - despite recording the lowest rating of any president since it started being conducted in the 1940s. | |
| Just 36 per cent of Americans endorsed his job performance, down from another record low of 42 per cent at the 100-day mark, in a joint survey by the Washington Post and ABC News. Fifty-eight per cent disapproved of his first six months, most of them "strongly". | Just 36 per cent of Americans endorsed his job performance, down from another record low of 42 per cent at the 100-day mark, in a joint survey by the Washington Post and ABC News. Fifty-eight per cent disapproved of his first six months, most of them "strongly". |
| The previous worst approval rating after half a year in the White House was 39 per cent, given to Gerald Ford in 1975. | The previous worst approval rating after half a year in the White House was 39 per cent, given to Gerald Ford in 1975. |
| Mr Trump's deterioration in support comes amid questions over his election campaign's links to Russia, doubts over his ability to negotiate on a world stage, and unpopular policies at home. | Mr Trump's deterioration in support comes amid questions over his election campaign's links to Russia, doubts over his ability to negotiate on a world stage, and unpopular policies at home. |
| Forty-eight per cent of people think the US's place as a global leader has weakened under Mr Trump, compared to 27 per cent who say it has strengthened, the poll found. | Forty-eight per cent of people think the US's place as a global leader has weakened under Mr Trump, compared to 27 per cent who say it has strengthened, the poll found. |
| Sixty-three per cent of Americans felt a meeting between the President's son Donald Trump Jr and a Russian lawyer who claimed to have damaging information about Hillary Clinton was "inappropriate". Only 26 per cent of those survey said it was appropriate. | Sixty-three per cent of Americans felt a meeting between the President's son Donald Trump Jr and a Russian lawyer who claimed to have damaging information about Hillary Clinton was "inappropriate". Only 26 per cent of those survey said it was appropriate. |
| However, Mr Trump took to Twitter to denigrate the poll, saying it had been "just about the most inaccurate" during the election last year. | |
| He added that his "almost 40%" rating "is not bad at this time". | |
| Earlier, Mr Trump claimed his son had been "scorned by the Fake News Media". | |
| "With all of its phony unnamed sources & highly slanted & even fraudulent reporting, #Fake News is distorting democracy in our country," he wrote. | "With all of its phony unnamed sources & highly slanted & even fraudulent reporting, #Fake News is distorting democracy in our country," he wrote. |
| His latest attack on the media came hours after the poll results emerged, although he did not refer to them. | His latest attack on the media came hours after the poll results emerged, although he did not refer to them. |
| The survey, carried out for each US president since Harry S. Truman, found only a third of Americans trusted Mr Trump to negotiate on the world stage. Forty-seven per cent said they had no trust in him, despite the billionaire businessman's boasts about his deal-making. | The survey, carried out for each US president since Harry S. Truman, found only a third of Americans trusted Mr Trump to negotiate on the world stage. Forty-seven per cent said they had no trust in him, despite the billionaire businessman's boasts about his deal-making. |
| Even fewer trusted the President in talks with Vladimir Putin specifically. | Even fewer trusted the President in talks with Vladimir Putin specifically. |
| Mr Trump's healthcare plans were also unpopular, with less than a quarter of those surveyed preferring the Republican bill to existing laws. Half of Americans preferred Obamacare to the proposals the Republications have drawn up to replace it. | Mr Trump's healthcare plans were also unpopular, with less than a quarter of those surveyed preferring the Republican bill to existing laws. Half of Americans preferred Obamacare to the proposals the Republications have drawn up to replace it. |
| Mr Trump's 36 per cent overall approval rating is a close to a mirror image of his predecessor's score after six months. | Mr Trump's 36 per cent overall approval rating is a close to a mirror image of his predecessor's score after six months. |
| Fifty-nine per cent of Americans felt Barack Obama was doing a job good after half a year in the White House. The Democrat's all-time lowest rating was 40 per cent, which came after years in the White House. | Fifty-nine per cent of Americans felt Barack Obama was doing a job good after half a year in the White House. The Democrat's all-time lowest rating was 40 per cent, which came after years in the White House. |
| Mr Trump's tenure has been dogged by controversy, with the latest furore centred on his son's meeting with Kremlin-connected lawyer Natalia Veselnitskaya. | Mr Trump's tenure has been dogged by controversy, with the latest furore centred on his son's meeting with Kremlin-connected lawyer Natalia Veselnitskaya. |
| His son-in-law Jared Kushner and Republican election campaign chief Paul Manafort also spoke with the lawyer last summer after being offered supposedly compromising information about Ms Clinton. | His son-in-law Jared Kushner and Republican election campaign chief Paul Manafort also spoke with the lawyer last summer after being offered supposedly compromising information about Ms Clinton. |
| A leading law professor this week predicted Mr Trump would resign over a constitutional crisis sparked by the meeting. | A leading law professor this week predicted Mr Trump would resign over a constitutional crisis sparked by the meeting. |