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Trump and Pence's approval ratings fall to all-time lows: Poll

Thursday, 25 May 2017 4:15 PM [ Last Update: Thursday, 25 May 2017 4:26 PM ]

US President Donald Trump (L), Vice-President Mike Pence (R) in Washington, US, May 15, 2017. (Photo by Reuters)

US President Donald Trump’s approval rating has sunk to a record low, standing at 40 percent, a new poll shows.

According to a Fox new poll released on Thursday, 53 percent of voters disapprove of the job Trump is doing.

Vice President Mike Pence is also facing the lowest approval rating, 42 percent, and 43 percent disapprove of him.

A similar Fox News poll last month found that only 45 percent of voters approved of Trump's job performance, and 50 percent approved of Pence's. The current numbers show a significant drop compared to those from April.

The poll numbers also mirror how voters feel about the House Republicans’ latest effort to repeal Obamacare.

Forty percent of Americans approve of the Republican effort to replace the Affordable Care Act, while 53 percent are opposed.

Businessman-turned-politician Trump, within hours of taking the oath of office on January 20, fulfilled one of his most impassioned promises he had made during his presidential campaign and signed an executive order to “ease the burden of Obamacare," which covers some 20 million Americans.

Republicans criticized Obamacare as an excessive government intrusion into the health care market and contended that it was harming economic growth by burdening businesses.

Other top issues of the poll included the investigation into possible ties between Russia and the Trump campaign, infrastructure repair, North Korea, and the war against Daesh (ISIL) in Iraq and Syria.

Pollsters also found that voters are most strongly concerned about government spending, with 80 percent saying they were very concerned.

The results of the poll, which has a three percent margin of error, are based on interviews with about 1,011 adults.

‘Trump trip not boosting his approval rating’

US President Donald Trump (R) and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahayan (L) during a meeting at the King Abdulaziz Conference Center in Riyadh, May 21, 2017. (Photo by Reuters)

Meanwhile, according to another poll, Trump's first overseas trip did not help his approval rating.

The Gallop poll released on Thursday tracked Trump from Sunday through Tuesday.

The Republican president faced a series of controversies when he left last week to visit Saudi Arabia, Israel and the Vatican.

Prior to his trip, reports revealed that Trump shared classified intelligence with Russian officials and had asked former FBI Director James Comey to end a federal investigation into former national security adviser Michael Flynn.

In Saudi Arabia, Trump urged Muslim nations to form a coalition to defeat extremism. In Jerusalem al-Quds, Trump expressed hope for peace between the Israelis and Palestinians.

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