Donald Trump’s approval rating has hit a new low the week after violence erupted at a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, according to a new poll.

Only 39 per cent of US voters approve of the job the US President is doing, according to the Politico/Morning Consult poll. One week ago, his approval rating was at 44 per cent.

Fifty-six per cent of the 1,987 registered voters polled disapprove of the President's job performance, compared to 52 per cent last week.

One woman was killed and dozens injured when a man with views sympathetic to neo-Nazis deliberately drove a car into a crowd of anti-fascist protesters in Charlottesville, Virginia, on 12 August.

In the aftermath, Mr Trump blamed “many sides” for the violence, which was widely condemned for equating anti-fascist protesters with neo-Nazis.

“We condemn in the strongest possible terms this egregious display of hatred, bigotry and violence on many sides, on many sides,” Mr Trump said in an initial brief statement from his golf club in New Jersey.

The President defended his response to Charlottesville during a rally in Phoenix, Arizona earlier this week, but omitted his previous comments about the "many sides" involved.

Violence on the streets of Charlottesville Show all 9 1 /9 Violence on the streets of Charlottesville Violence on the streets of Charlottesville Protesters clash and several are injured White nationalist demonstrators clash with counter demonstrators at the entrance to Lee Park in Charlottesville, Virginia. A state of emergency is declared, August 12 2017 Violence on the streets of Charlottesville Trump supporters at the protest A white nationalist demonstrator walks into Lee Park in Charlottesville, Va., Saturday, Aug. 12, 2017. Hundreds of people chanted, threw punches, hurled water bottles and unleashed chemical sprays on each other Saturday after violence erupted at a white nationalist rally in Virginia. AP Photo Violence on the streets of Charlottesville State police stand ready in riot gear Virginia State Police cordon off an area around the site where a car ran into a group of protesters after a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia AP Photo Violence on the streets of Charlottesville Militia armed with assault rifles White nationalists, neo-Nazis and members of the 'alt-right' with body armor and combat weapons evacuate comrades who were pepper sprayed after the 'Unite the Right' rally was declared a unlawful gathering by Virginia State Police. Militia members marched through the city earlier in the day, armed with assault rifles. Getty Images Violence on the streets of Charlottesville Statue of Confederate General Robert E Lee The statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee stands behind a crowd of hundreds of white nationalists, neo-Nazis and members of the 'alt-right' during the 'Unite the Right' rally 12 August 2017 in Charlottesville, Virginia. They are protesting the removal of the statue from Emancipation Park in the city. Getty Images Violence on the streets of Charlottesville Racial tensions sparked the violence White nationalists, neo-Nazis and members of the 'alt-right' exchange insults with counter-protesters as they attempt to guard the entrance to Lee Park during the 'Unite the Right' rally Getty Violence on the streets of Charlottesville A car plows through protesters A vehicle drives into a group of protesters demonstrating against a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. The incident resulted in multiple injuries, some life-threatening, and one death. AP Photo Violence on the streets of Charlottesville Rescue personnel help injured people after a car ran into a large group of protesters after an white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia AP Photo Violence on the streets of Charlottesville President Donald Trump speaks about the ongoing situation in Charlottesville, Virginia from his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey. He spoke about "loyalty" and "healing wounds" left by decades of racism.

The recent poll found 37 per cent of people surveyed think Trump’s reaction to the violence in Virginia was appropriate.

It also found 43 per cent believe white nationalist protesters should be blamed for the clashes in Charlottesville.