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The Guardian - US
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Martin Pengelly in Washington

Trump begins term with historically low approval rating, poll shows

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Donald Trump had an approval rating of 47% and a disapproval rating of 48%. Photograph: Samuel Corum/Sipa/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Donald Trump is still historically unpopular compared with other new US presidents, a new poll showed.

“At 47%, President Donald Trump’s initial job approval rating for his second term is similar to the inaugural 45% reading during his first term, again placing him below all other elected presidents dating back to 1953,” wrote Megan Brenan, a senior editor for Gallup, which carried out the poll.

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