The first lady’s approval rating dropped 11 percentage points in a couple of months.
First lady Melania Trump, who has recently spoken out against media criticism and “fake news,” has seen her approval rating drop to closely match that of her husband, President Donald Trump.
Only 43 percent of respondents in a CNN poll released on Thursday viewed Melania Trump favorably, down from 54 percent who had a favorable view of her in October.
President Trump’s latest approval rating is 42.2 percent, according to FiveThirtyEight.
Melania Trump hit her highest approval rating in the CNN poll in May, at 57 percent. That as shortly after she did extensive planning and hosted the first White House state dinner. It was a few months after reports emerged about her husband’s alleged affair with adult film star Stormy Daniels, real name Stephanie Clifford, and former Playboy model Karen McDougal.
Her approval rating has varied more than that of the president, who has spent the majority of his tenure well below 50 percent.
