Poll: Shutdown, Russia drive Trump to all-time high disapproval

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Poll: Shutdown, Russia drive Trump to all-time high disapproval

1/23/19
President Donald Trump's disapproval rating is at an all-time high amid a historically long partial government shutdown and concerns about the president's relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to a new POLITICO/Morning Consult poll. Nearly 6-in-10 voters — 57 percent — disapprove of Trump's job performance, compared to the 40 percent that approve. In addition, 54 percent of voters blame Trump and Republicans on Capitol Hill for the government shutdown. Only 35 percent blame congressional Democrats. “As the government shutdown enters its second month, President Trump continues to carry the bulk of the blame among voters for the stalemate,” said Tyler Sinclair, Morning Consult’s vice president. While 43 percent support the construction of a border wall — compared to 49 percent who oppose construction — only 7 percent of voters said that they support dedicating funding to a border wall if it was the only way to end the government shutdown. That’s compared to 72 percent who oppose dedicating funding to a border wall if it was the only way.

• 57% of registered voters disapprove of Trump’s job performance; 40% approve.

• 46% of voters described the ongoing shutdown as a crisis, up 7 points from last week.

• 49% of voters mostly blame the president for the shutdown; 35% blame Democrats in Congress.

A majority of voters also believe that Russia has incriminating information against the president. According to the poll, 57 percent believe it’s likely that Russia “has compromising information“ on Trump, compared to 31 percent who don't think it's likely.

Trump keeps tumbling down his own rabbit hole and the lemming GOP is tumbling down right behind him.

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