{"id":410856,"date":"2017-01-18T00:17:34","date_gmt":"2017-01-17T22:17:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nhub.news\/?p=410856"},"modified":"2017-01-18T00:17:34","modified_gmt":"2017-01-17T22:17:34","slug":"poll-donald-trumps-pre-inauguration-approval-rating-at-record-low","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/nhub.news\/fr\/2017\/01\/poll-donald-trumps-pre-inauguration-approval-rating-at-record-low\/","title":{"rendered":"Poll: Donald Trump's pre-inauguration approval rating at record low"},"content":{"rendered":"

$\"NewsHub\"$ President-elect Donald Trump will be sworn in this Friday with a 40-percent approval rating, according to a new poll, lower than any other recent president.
According to a CNN\/ORC poll released Tuesday , Mr. Trump has an approval rating of 40 percent and a disapproval rating of 52 percent. His approval rating is less than half of President Obama\u2019s approval rating on the eve of his inauguration in 2009: that year, Mr. Obama\u2019s approval rating as he took office was 84 percent, with just 14 percent who disapproved.
Mr. Trump\u2019s approval rating is also significantly lower than other recent presidents: in January 2001, President George W. Bush\u2019s approval rating was 61 percent, and in late December of 1992, approximately a month before Bill Clinton was inaugurated, his approval rating was 67 percent.
Further questions indicate that many Americans worry about Mr. Trump\u2019s ability to handle the responsibilities of president.
According to the poll, 48 percent of those surveyed believe Mr. Trump will be a \u201cvery poor\u201d or \u201cfairly poor\u201d president — the same percentage that say he\u2019ll be a \u201cvery good\u201d or \u201cfairly good\u201d president. 9By comparison, just 18 percent said Mr. Obama would be a \u201cvery poor\u201d or \u201cfairly poor\u201d president in January 2009.)
And 53 percent said Mr. Trump\u2019s actions and statements since Election Day have made them less confident in his ability to govern, compared with just 37 percent who said they\u2019re now more confident in Mr. Trump.
Americans are also sharply split about whether Mr. Trump\u2019s policies will be beneficial for the direction of the country. In the poll, 48 percent said Mr. Trump\u2019s policies will take the country in the right direction, while 49 percent said they\u2019ll take the country in the wrong direction. Fifty-two percent said Mr. Trump\u2019s policies do not reflect their priorities, while 46 percent said his policies do reflect their priorities.
The poll surveyed 1,000 adults by telephone from Jan. 12-15 and has a margin of error or +\/- 3 percentage points.<\/p>\n

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