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The US polling company, Rasmussen Reports, published the poll on Thursday August 2, which was among the very few polls that correctly predicted that Mr Trump would defeat Hillary Clinton in the shock 2016 election.

The difference between this poll and other polls is that this one relies on push button phone call responses so voters do not have to say who they support out loud.

The approval rating of President Trump is five points higher than his predecessor Barack Obama achieved 18 months into his first term in office.