POLITICO / Morning Consult Poll: After Release of Mueller Report, Trump Approval Rating Drops to All-Time Low

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Arlington, VA — According to the latest POLITICO/Morning Consult poll, nearly 6 in 10 voters (57%) disapprove of the job Donald Trump is doing as President. The President's 39 percent approval rating marks Trump’s lowest approval rating since mid-August of 2017, in the wake of the violence in Charlottesville, Va.

The poll was conducted April 19-21, following the highly anticipated release of the 448-page Mueller report. More than 3 in 10 voters (34%) believe Congress should begin impeachment proceedings to remove President Trump from office, compared to nearly half of voters (48%) who say Congress should not do so. Fifty-seven percent of respondents said they would "probably" or "definitely" not vote to re-elect Trump if the election were held today.

“President Trump’s approval rating has dipped to its lowest point of his term in the immediate aftermath of the redacted Mueller report release,” said Tyler Sinclair, Morning Consult’s vice president. “This week, 57 percent of voters disapprove, and 39 percent approve of the president’s performance — a net approval rating of –18 percentage points, compared with 55 percent who disapproved and 42 percent who approved — a net approval rating of –13 percentage points — one month ago in the aftermath of Attorney General [William] Barr’s summary of the Mueller report to Congress.”

Looking to Russia’s influence on the 2016 presidential election, nearly 5 in 10 voters (46%) believe the election was handled fairly, compared to 29 percent who say it was not. Forty-eight percent of Democratic voters, 46 percent of Republicans and 43 percent of independents say they think the investigation was handled fairly, a rare instance of bipartisan alignment.



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