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As Trump Celebrates 6 Months in Office, His Approval Rating Hits Record Low

© REUTERS / Jonathan ErnstUS President Donald Trump says something to reporters as he departs for travel to Poland and the upcoming G-20 summit in Germany, from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, US, July 5, 2017.
US President Donald Trump says something to reporters as he departs for travel to Poland and the upcoming G-20 summit in Germany, from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, US, July 5, 2017. - Sputnik International
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US President Donald Trump’s job approval during his second quarter in office (April 20 – July 19) stands at 38.8 percent, which is a new record low level after former president Bill Clinton's 44 percent second quarter approval rating, a Gallup poll said on Friday.

US President Donald Trump says something to reporters as he departs for travel to Poland and the upcoming G-20 summit in Germany, from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, US, July 5, 2017. - Sputnik International
Trump's Approval Rating Keeps Sinking - Poll
MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Trump and Clinton are now the only two presidents whose approval level fell below 50 percent in their second quarter as elected leader, the poll detailed. The average approval rating for presidents during the same point in office is 62 percent, the poll added.

Trump’s approval fell below 40 percent after the firing of FBI Director James Comey in May, Gallup continued, clarifying that it only climbed back to 41 percent average during the week of May 22-28, when a deadly terrorist attack hit the UK city of Manchester.

Eighty-five percent of Republicans approve of Trump’s second quarter, compared to only 8 percent of Democrats and 34 percent of independents, the poll showed. The 77-percent gap between Republicans and Democrats is the largest level of US political polarization in history, according to Gallup.

The average job approval for Trump during his first six months in office makes up some 40 percent, the pollster concluded, adding that not a single rating has managed to climb above 50 percent.

The poll was conducted from April 20 — July 19, by way of telephone interviews among 52,765 US citizens from all across the country aged 18 and older. The margin of sampling error is around one percentage point.

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