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Trump's Approval Rating Falls to 40% Week Before Midterm Elections - Poll

© AP Photo / Evan VucciPresident Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at the Lotte New York Palace hotel during the United Nations General Assembly, Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2018, in New York
President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at the Lotte New York Palace hotel during the United Nations General Assembly, Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2018, in New York - Sputnik International
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The share of US voters who approve of President Donald Trump’s performance in office fell 4 percentage points in a week to 40 percent just seven days ahead of the midterm elections, a poll revealed on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, the US president's disapproval rating increased four percentage points to 54 percent, the Gallup poll revealed.

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The poll was conducted on October 22-18 among 1,500 adults with a margin of error not exceeding 3 percent.

Trump has been actively campaigning on behalf of Republican candidates as the November 6 elections approach, in hopes of maintaining Republican majorities in both the Senate and House of Representatives, and bucking a historical trend in which a president's party loses seats during the midterms.

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