Most voters disapprove of President Trump Donald John TrumpFederal prosecutor speaks out, says Barr 'has brought shame' on Justice Dept. Former Pence aide: White House staffers discussed Trump refusing to leave office Progressive group buys domain name of Trump's No. 1 Supreme Court pick MORE’s remarks calling American Jews who vote for Democrats disloyal, according to a new poll released Wednesday.

The Morning Consult/Politico poll found that 59 percent of voters disapproved of Trump's remarks, including 56 percent of independents and 25 percent of Republicans surveyed. Eighty-six percent of Democrats said they disapproved of Trump's comments, according to the poll.

The poll comes after Trump last week said he thought Jewish people who voted for Democrats showed "either a total lack of knowledge or great disloyalty."

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Trump didn’t directly state to whom the disloyalty was being shown.

The comment was widely denounced as anti-Semitic by Jewish groups and Democratic lawmakers for questioning the loyalty of Jewish people in the U.S. The groups said Trump's comment falsely suggested Jews have a dual loyalty claim and played on anti-Semitic tropes.

The president's comments also follow his push last week for Israel to block Democratic Reps. Rashida Tlaib Rashida Harbi TlaibTrump attacks Omar for criticizing US: 'How did you do where you came from?' George Conway: 'Trump is like a practical joke that got out of hand' Pelosi endorses Kennedy in Massachusetts Senate primary challenge MORE (Mich.) and Ilhan Omar Ilhan OmarOmar urges Democrats to focus on nonvoters over 'disaffected Trump voters' Omar fires back at Trump over rally remarks: 'This is my country' Trump attacks Omar for criticizing US: 'How did you do where you came from?' MORE (Minn.) from visiting the country because of their support for a boycott of the nation. The move and his support of it were also condemned by some Jewish groups.

More Jews have voted for Democratic candidates than Republicans in recent elections, according to exit poll data.

In 2016, 71 percent of voters who identified as Jewish voted for Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham ClintonBloomberg rolls out M ad buy to boost Biden in Florida Hillicon Valley: Productivity, fatigue, cybersecurity emerge as top concerns amid pandemic | Facebook critics launch alternative oversight board | Google to temporarily bar election ads after polls close Trump pledges to make Juneteenth a federal holiday, designate KKK a terrorist group in pitch to Black voters MORE, while 23 percent voted for Trump. And in 2018, 79 percent of Jewish voters said they voted for Democrats in House races compared to 17 percent who said they backed Republicans, according to NBC News.

The poll surveyed 1,987 registered voters from Aug. 23 to Aug. 25 and has a margin of error of 2 percentage points.