President Trump scored the highest approval rating he has ever gotten in office, according to a newly released poll.

Forty-four percent of Americans approve of Trump's performance in the latest ABC News/Washington Post survey, two points higher than his previous peak early in his presidency.

Despite the upswing, more people still disapprove of Trump's job performance. He polls at 53% in this regard and two and a half years of a majority disapproval is a record for any president in modern polling.

A majority of independents disapprove of Trump's job performance. Overall, 34% approve of Trump's job performance while 54% disapprove.

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One of Trump's strengths comes in his handling of the economy, for which 51% people approve. Negative opinions prevail for his temperament and handling of other issues, including taxes.

Overall support for impeaching Trump is 37%, the same as it was in April.

The poll, produced by Langer Research Associates, was conducted by landline and cellular telephone from June 28 to July 1 in English and Spanish. The sample size of 1,008 adults and the survey has a margin of sampling error of 3.5 percentage points.