We’re about 200 days into Donald Trump's presidency and Trump is proving himself to be exactly who we expected him to be as president — and the poll numbers prove it. Here’s Jennifer Agiesta’s analysis at CNN:
Six months into his presidency, Donald Trump's overall approval rating stands at its lowest point in CNN polling, while three-quarters of Americans say they can't trust most of what they hear from the White House.
Overall, 38% say they approve of Trump's handling of the presidency, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS, with 56% saying they disapprove. Just one other newly-elected president has held an approval rating below 50% at this point in his presidency since modern polling began: Bill Clinton, whose approval rating stood at 44% at this point in 1993.
Enthusiasm breaks against Trump by a 2-to-1 margin. Nearly half in the new poll say they strongly disapprove of Trump's handling of the job (47%), while just a quarter say they feel strongly positive about Trump's performance (24%).
Here’s what House Minority leader Nancy Pelosi had to say:
“Instead of improving the lives of hard-working Americans, President Trump has tried to force on the American people an immoral, ineffective and expensive border wall, discriminatory new barriers to the ballot box, a degrading and disgusting policy banning transgender Americans from serving in the military and a hateful, senseless anti-immigrant agenda that instills fear in our communities and weakens our nation,” Pelosi said.
The Democratic leader also tore into congressional Republicans for “wasting months trying to tear away families’ health coverage," referencing the GOP's unsuccessful attempts to repeal ObamaCare.