Trump’s approval rating has dropped significantly from last month in the latest Gallup poll:
FOX NEWS – A new national poll by Gallup indicates that President Trump’s approval rating has slid amid unrest the past couple weeks in cities across the nation sparked by the death of George Floyd in police custody.
The president’s approval rating – which stood at 49 percent a month ago in Gallup polling – dropped to 39 percent in their latest survey, which was released on Wednesday. Trump’s disapproval in the new poll stood at 57 percent, up 11 percentage points from early May.
The president’s approval rating dipped below 40 percent in Gallup polling for the first time since early October.
Trump’s approval rating on how he’s handling the economy also dipped below 50 percent in Gallup polling for the first time since November 2017. It currently stands at 47-51 percent approval/disapproval, down from 58-41 percent in February.
Much of this slide has to do with the general unrest in the country and the false perception the media is putting out of the president, of Lafayette Square and the outright lies they are telling on him.
That said, it’s even more reason for Trump to restrain himself and stop giving ammunition to his enemies. He should focus on being as presidential as
as possible and fight like hell against the continued fake news from the media onslaught that will try and bury him before November.
The Gallup survey was conducted May 28-June 4, entirely before Friday’s stunning unemployment report, which indicated 2.5 million jobs were created last month and that the nation’s jobless level had dropped. The numbers were boosted by many states reopening their economies last month.
A Real Clear Politics average of the latest national ratings for the president put Trump at 42.2 percent approval and 54.9 percent disapproval. The approval rating is a much-watched indicator of a president’s popularity, strength and clout – especially when an incumbent president is running for reelection.
Trump has plenty of time to get his approval rating up and to win the independents he needs. But it’s going to be tougher as the months get closer to the election, as the media and Democrats will literally throw everything they have at him.