CNN poll: Trump earns best economic approval rating ever, highest favorability rating in 2 years
President Trump's approval rating on the economy has just reached a new high.
A new CNN poll on Thursday found that 56 percent of Americans approve of Trump's handling of the economy, his best number ever in this poll. Trump's economic approval rating is up eight points from when this survey was conducted in late January, and five points from when it was conducted in mid-March. Forty-one percent of Americans said they disapprove of Trump's handling of the economy.
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Additionally, 45 percent of Americans said in this poll they have a favorable opinion of Trump. While the majority, 54 percent, said they have an unfavorable opinion, this is Trump's highest favorability rating in this poll in more than two years; he previously earned a 45 percent favorable rating in April 2017.
With the economy being Trump's greatest strength heading into 2020, Politico reported on Thursday that he is less worried about any of the Democrats running for president than he is that his "great run of economic news might run out," with one person close to Trump saying that he believes "his main threat is the Federal Reserve."
CNN's poll was conducted by speaking to 1,007 U.S. adults over the phone from April 25-28. The margin of error is 3.8 percentage points. Read the full results at CNN.
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