This is not the first time that the POTUS has reacted furiously to an opinion poll, previously pushing back against Fox News after their poll last month said 52 percent of Americans feel the economy is in a worse state under his leadership.
In their poll, Trump’s net approval rating 10 months into his presidency was -17 percent, which also meant that it was down 0.5 points since last week because the government remains in shutdown.
5 % of people polled said that they are ‘not sure’ about Trump, the smallest group by far.
As for people who approve of him, this currently sits at 39 percent of people who said they have a favorable view of Trump.
However the biggest group by far in The Economist poll is that of people who disapprove of Trump.
This makes up 56 percent of people who responded, which takes the disapproval at well over half, and seemingly continuing to rise.
The -17 approval rating, The Economist said, is about where it was at the same point in Trump’s first presidency, when it sat at -15 percent. Continue reading…
