The majority of Americans 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 handling of the recent mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, according to a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal Survey poll.

According to the new poll, 52 percent of Americans disapproved of how Trump handled the aftermath of both mass shootings earlier this month. Thirty-six percent of respondents said they approved of the president’s response to the shootings and 12 percent answered unsure.

Trump came under pressure after the shooting after Democrats accused the president's previous rhetoric on immigration of having contributed to the shooting in El Paso. The shooter in Texas had cited fears of an "invasion" by immigrants, though he had noted in a manifesto his views preceded Trump's.

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The majority of Americans, 55 percent, also said that they were “very worried” that the country will experience another mass shooting or attack targeting people based on their race or home country. Only fifteen percent of respondents answered “not really worried at all.”

Asked in the poll to choose which factor bears the most responsibility for the massacres in Dayton and El Paso earlier this month, 40 percent of respondents answered that the rhetoric Trump uses in his speeches and on Twitter bore a “great deal” of responsibility for the shootings.

Meanwhile, 53 percent of respondents said that a lack of effective treatment for mental illness bore a “great deal” of responsibility for the shootings and 46 percent said the same for assault and military-style firearms still being legal to purchase.

Respondents also expressed support for some gun-related legislation that Congress could act upon in the wake of the shootings.

Seventy-five percent of Americans said they would “strongly support” expanding background checks to all firearms sales and transfers. Fifty-seven percent said the same for “red flag” laws seeking to help local authorities take guns out of the hands of those who could pose an imminent threat to themselves or others.

Half of respondents also said they would “strongly” be in favor of the implementation of a program where people could voluntary sell their guns to the government that they no longer wanted.

The poll also pressed respondents on their opinion of Trump’s handling of the economy, for which 43 percent of Americans said they approved and 55 percent said they disapproved.

The poll was conducted through Aug.10-14 and interviewed 1,000 adults via cell phone or landline. It has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.1 percentage points.