A new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll found that just 38 percent of Americans approve of President Donald Trump's performance, his lowest rating since taking office, with 58 percent expressing disapproval.

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of President Donald Trump's performance, according to a new poll.

from 41 percent last month to 34 percent now. The pollsters reported that Trump's numbers are the lowest rating for a modern president as Barack Obama (51 percent), George W. Bush (88 percent) and Bill Clinton (47 percent) all had higher numbers in the first fall after they won the White House. Trump's previous low in this poll was 39 percent, which came in May.


ast two surveys, Trump's handling of a number of issues has left him the subject of scorching criticism, sometimes from his own party. A majority of respondents expressed disapproval of the president's handling of the NFL national anthem player protests (59 percent), health care (57 percent), the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico (54 percent) and the situation in North Korea (51 percent).

disapproved of Trump's role commanderinchief, a reaction that comes after Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, doubled down on his critiques of the president's stability and added that Trump was "debasing the nation."

Less than 40 percent of Americans say they approve of President Donald Trump’s performance, according to a new poll.

The NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll, released Sunday, found that just 38 percent of respondents approve of the president’s performance, his lowest rating since taking office, with 58 percent expressing disapproval.

The drop has come from independent voters, whose approval declined from 41 percent last month to 34 percent currently. The pollsters reported that Trump’s numbers are the lowest rating for a modern president, as Barack Obama (51 percent), George W. Bush (88 percent) and Bill Clinton (47 percent) all had higher numbers in the first fall after winning the White House. Trump’s latest approval rating matches his previous low in this poll of 39 percent, which came in May.

Between the past two surveys, Trump’s handling of a number of issues has left him the subject of scorching criticism, sometimes from his own party. A majority of respondents expressed disapproval of Trump’s handling of the NFL players’ protest during the national anthem (59 percent), health care (57 percent), the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico (54 percent) and the situation in North Korea (51 percent).

Fifty-three percent of respondents disapproved of Trump’s role as commander in chief, a reaction that comes after Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, doubled down on his critiques of the president’s stability and added that Trump was “debasing the nation.”

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On a more positive note, 48 percent of the respondents approved of the president's handling of the aftermaths of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, compared with 27 percent who did not, while 42 percent approved of his handling of the economy, vs. 37 percent who did not.

The poll was conducted from Oct. 23 through Oct. 26 and included 900 adults, including nearly half of whom were reached by cellphone. It has an overall margin of error of plus or minus 3.3 percentage points. The margin of error for the 753 registered voters interviewed in the poll is plus or minus 3.6 percentage points.