Fall continues: Trump's approval rating unusually low
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Trump's recent 36% approval rating, recorded after Republicans in Congress failed to repeal and replace Obamacare, fell just below Bill Clinton's all-time low of 37% in June 1993.
In interviewing conducted Sunday through Tuesday, Trump has dipped further to 35%.
Trump arrived at this point after a sharp slide from a 41% approval rating last week, and from 45% recorded earlier this month after his well-received State of the Union address.
He previously descended into the 30s with a 38% rating in mid-February and a 37% in mid-March, but bounced back each time.
All seven elected presidents since Richard Nixon saw their job approval rating descend below 40% at some point during their tenure. Of these, four had ratings below Trump's 35%, including Nixon (24%), Jimmy Carter (28%), George H.W. Bush (29%) and George W. Bush (25%).
Ronald Reagan's lowest (35%) matches Trump's, while Clinton (37%) and Barack Obama (38%) had low points slightly above where Trump is now.
Three presidents - Reagan, Clinton and Obama - all hit their presidential low points in their first term, yet recovered in time to win re-election.
Of the three, only Obama returned to his low point in his second term; however, he enjoyed a second recovery period and finished his presidency with a 59% job approval rating in Gallup's final reading in January. ■