US President Donald Trump has got similar approval ratings in his first year in office as former US president Barack Obama in a recent poll.
The Rasmussen Reports poll Thursday revealed Trump had an approval rating of 46 per cent and a disapproval rating of 53 per cent. This is similar to what Obama scored in his first year of the presidency in 2009.
Obama had received an approval rating of 46 per cent and a disapproval rating of 54 per cent.
In terms of work done, the poll gave Trump an approval rating of 29 per cent and a disapproval rating of 44 per cent.
That was better than Obama, who got an approval rating of 24 per cent and a disapproval rating of 42 per cent.
On his inauguration day, Obama entered office with a high approval rating of 67 per cent and a disapproval rating of 32 per cent. Trump, on the other hand, received a much higher disapproval rating of almost 80 per cent.
Donald Trump has time and again protested against the unfavourable numbers released by media. The high disapproval and low approval rates for the current president are the outcomes of his controversial policies including ban on citizens from Muslim majority countries, constant jibes at North Korea over their nuclear tests, and recent one being his decision on Jerusalem.
A poll conducted by Politico/Morning Consult reflected a 51 per cent disapproval rating, with 60 per cent of respondents viewing Trump as ‘reckless and stupid’. At least 54 per cent believe Trump to be a ‘sexist’.
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