ONLY 31% APPROVE OF TRUMP'S CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE, POLL INDICATES
ONLY 31% APPROVE OF TRUMP'S CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE, POLL INDICATES
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ONLY 31% APPROVE OF TRUMP'S CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE, POLL INDICATES
Fewer than one-third of Americans approve of President Donald Trump's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new poll.
Donald Trump wearing a suit and tie: President Donald Trump speaks on the first day of the Republican National Convention at the Charlotte Convention Center in Charlotte, North Carolina on August 24, 2020.© Jessica Koscielniak - Pool/Getty President Donald Trump speaks on the first day of the Republican National Convention at the Charlotte Convention Center in Charlotte, North Carolina on August 24, 2020.
The poll released Monday by the Associated Press and the University of Chicago's NORC Center for Public Affairs Research found that only 31 percent approve of Trump's response to the virus, while 68 percent disapprove. The same polling group found that 44 percent of Americans approved of the president's response in March.
A significant partisan divide was found in the poll. Republicans largely approved of the president's handling of the pandemic, with 66 percent approving and 31 percent disapproving. An overwhelming 93 percent of Democrats disapproved, while 7 percent approved. Independents also disapproved, 71 percent to 28 percent.
Trump's overall job approval was also dismal, with 65 percent disapproving of the president's performance compared to 35 percent who approved. Republicans approved overwhelmingly, 88 percent to 10 percent. An even bigger majority of 95 percent of Democrats disapproved, while 5 percent approved. Independents disapproved, 73 percent to 24 percent.
The poll indicated growing disapproval of the national response to the virus regardless of the president. While 58 percent said they disapproved of the response from leaders in Congress in July, 65 percent disapproved in the poll released Monday. Distaste for