Trump ends 1st year with lowest average approval rating

[DonViejo]

Associated Press
Emily Swanson, Associated Press
Associated Press January 16, 2018



WASHINGTON (AP) -- This is a record not to be coveted: Donald Trump is wrapping up a year in office with the lowest average approval rating of any elected president in his first term.

That's according to polling by Gallup, which shows that Trump has averaged just a 39 percent approval rating since his inauguration. The previous low was held by Bill Clinton, whose first-year average stood 10 points higher than Trump's, at 49 percent.

Recent surveys show most Americans view Trump as a divisive figure and even question his fitness for office. One relative bright spot for Trump is his handling of the economy, though even there his ratings are not as high as might be expected given a relatively strong economy.

What the polls show about how Americans view their president a year into his term:

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Trump's current approval rating in Gallup's weekly poll is comparable to his average rating, standing at just 38 percent, with 57 percent saying they disapprove.

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[Eliot Rosewater]

1. Obama rating would be 89 if the entire GOP were not racists.

[underpants]

2. I'd say 33 is more accurate

and some of that is simply drama fatigue

[pamdb]

3. approval rating

I can't believe it's even at 39. I would have thought maybe 36?

[Gothmog]

4. Trump is on track to beat out Buchanan

Trump will be the worst POTUS in history at this rate