President Trump’s approval rating held steady in April amid strong U. S. economic gains, according to a Harvard CAPS/Harris Poll released exclusively to The…
President Trump’s approval rating held steady in April amid strong U. S. economic gains, according to a Harvard CAPS/Harris Poll released exclusively to The Hill.
Approval of the president’s job in office climbed to 46 percent — up 1 point from March — suggesting that a series of positive developments in U. S. economic growth have helped Trump weather lingering questions about special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russia’s meddling in the 2016 election.
Trump gets his highest marks — 60 percent — for his handling of the economy and stimulating jobs, a bump from March when those numbers sat at 57 percent.
The increase comes amid news in April that the U. S. economy grew at a rate of 3.2 percent in the first quarter of 2019. A report on Friday showed 263,000 jobs were added last month, blowing past expectations.
But approval of his job in foreign affairs and administering the government remain relatively low, at 44 percent and 43 percent, respectively.
