Trump Approval Ratings: As Impeachment Looms, Are Americans Supporting Or Abandoning The President?

President Trump's latest job approval polls show a divided U.S. public as the House of Representatives prepare to vote on articles of impeachment.

The right-leaning Rasmussen Reports survey, which was conducted up until Thursday, shows Trump has a 49% approval and disapproval rating.

Other polls show a very different picture. A Reuters/Ipsos poll released this week has Trump with a 41% approval rating and a 56% disapproval rating. Reuters/Ipsos also has 45% of Americans supporting impeachment and 41% against it.

An Economist/YouGov survey shows Trump has a 44% approval rating and a 53% disapproval rating. A poll conducted by The Hill/Harris X shows 46% approve of the President and 54% disapprove.

Trump's disapproval rating has been consistently above 50% since March 2017.

The House Judiciary Committee this week unveiled two articles of impeachment against the president, alleging him of abusing his power and obstructing Congress.

Abuse of power refers to Trump's actions to pressure Ukraine into an investigation of Hunter Biden, the son of his Democratic presidential rival, Joe Biden. Trump had used congressionally approved military aid and a promised White House meeting as incentives for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to pursue the investigation.

Obstruction of Congress refers to Trump's lack of willingness to cooperate with the impeachment inquiry, and his order to current and former executive branch officials to ignore subpoenas.

Trump mocked the articles of impeachment at a rally in Pennsylvania this week, saying that they are "not even a crime." He has also called it "impeachment lite."

The House Judiciary Committee approved the articles of impeachment Friday on partisan lines, with a full House vote on the issue expected next week. After the House vote, there will be a trial in the Senate, with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., saying he would coordinate closely with the White House on the impeachment trial.