President Donald Trump said Melania Trump's "poll numbers have gone through the roof last week." | AP Photo Trump: Melania should give me tips on improving poll numbers

President Donald Trump is looking to his wife, First Lady Melania Trump, for tips on how to improve his poll numbers.

Trump, addressing a women’s empowerment panel Wednesday, said Melania is “doing a great job.”


“I shouldn’t say this, but her poll numbers have gone through the roof last week,” Trump said. “What was that all about? Through the roof. She has to give us the secret, Mike.”

While the president’s approval rating has fallen into the 30s, Melania’s has soared . Fifty-two percent of Americans said they have a favorable view of her, while 32 percent view her unfavorably, according to a recent CNN/ORC poll. Three percent have never heard of her, while 12 percent have no opinion.

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This is a sharp increase from the start of Trump’s presidency, when just 36 percent saw the first lady favorably.