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Trump touts poll showing majority of Americans disapprove of him
Any way you slice it, President Trump is not a popular president. On Thursday, the Pew Research Center recorded Trump's lowest approval rating since his inauguration, with just 32 percent of Americans saying they are happy with the job he is doing in office.
Other polls have Trump's approval rating slightly higher, though. Earlier this week, Politico/Morning Consult observed "a small uptick in Trump’s approval rating as president — to 45 percent, up from 43 percent last week. A slight majority, 51 percent, disapprove of the job Trump is doing as president."
That "small uptick," though, was enough for Trump to seize on. He took to Twitter to share the news that less than half of Americans approve of the job he is doing in the White House:
The Politico/Morning Consult poll reached 1,997 voters between Dec. 1-3, and has a margin of error of plus or minus 2 points. Read the full results here.