American voters believe 54 – 43 percent that President Donald Trump is abusing the powers of his office, according to a Quinnipiac University national poll released [Wednesday].

President Trump gets a negative 37 – 55 percent job approval rating, compared to a negative 36 – 58 percent approval in a May 10 survey by the independent Quinnipiac. . . . Today, voters over 65 years old, divided in earlier surveys, now disapprove 53 – 42 percent. Trump has a negative 36 – 54 percent approval among independent voters, an improvement from his negative 29 – 63 percent two weeks ago.

The president is under water among every party, gender, educational, age and racial group except Republicans, who approve 84 – 13 percent; white voters with no college degree, who approve 52 – 40 percent, and white men who are split 47 – 46 percent. . . .

American voters disapprove 54 – 36 percent of the [former FBI director James B.] Comey firing. The firing was an abuse of power, 49 percent say, while 47 percent say it was not an abuse.

Voters do not believe 54 – 31 percent Trump’s claim that Comey told him on three separate occasions that the president was not under investigation.