Gallup: Trump Job Approval Slides to 39%
* First time under 40% for Donald Trump since October
* Approval down among all party groups
* Trump approval ratings for handling issues also down sharply
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- President Donald Trump's job approval rating has fallen to 39% amid nationwide protests about racial injustice. His ratings this year had been the best of his presidency but are now back near his term average of 40%.
The latest reading is from a May 28-June 4 poll, conducted as protests occurred throughout the country after the May 25 death of George Floyd. Floyd, a black Minneapolis man, died in police custody after a white officer pressed his knee on Floyd's neck for nearly nine minutes.
Trump's comments and actions in response to the protests last week, including a vow to send U.S. military troops to cities to quell violent protests, were controversial. The administration was widely criticized after police in Washington, D.C., used chemical irritants to disperse peaceful protestors from an area shortly before the president posed for photos in front of a nearby church.
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Update: Trump job approval rating plunges 10 points in a month: Gallup (The Hill)
WNU Editor: The only saving grace for President Trump in this poll is that the public is souring on all politicians regardless of party affiliation, Trump included.
