New poll finds Americans view United Airlines more favorably than President Trump

What's viewed even less favorably than United Airlines? According to a Public Policy Polling survey released Thursday, President Trump.

The poll found that while a whopping 47 percent of Americans negatively view the airline that's sparked global outrage twice in the last month, even more Americans have an unfavorable view of the country's commander-in-chief. More than half of Americans (52 percent) said they see Trump unfavorably.

The survey was taken from April 17-18, about a week after footage of officers dragging a paying customer off an overbooked United flight went viral. The customer reportedly suffered a broken nose and lost two teeth as he was forcibly removed from the plane. Prior to that, United caught flak for refusing to allow two girls wearing leggings to board a plane because they were in violation of the company's dress code for friends and family members of employees.

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The poll was conducted online and by phone among 648 registered voters. Its margin of error is plus or minus 3.9 percentage points.