A new CNN poll released Monday shows only 38% of Americans approve of Donald Trump’s job performance amid the coronavirus pandemic and protests over the killing of George Floyd, with 57% disapproving. This approval rating figure is the lowest for Trump since January 2019, when the U.S. was experiencing a government shutdown after Trump demanded funding for the border wall with Mexico.

The CNN survey also shows Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden with 55% support, compared to Trump’s 41%. Trump took to Twitter to dismiss the polls.

“CNN Polls are as Fake as their Reporting. Same numbers, and worse, against Crooked Hillary. The Dems would destroy America!” Trump tweeted Monday.

Trump has been criticized for not doing enough to unify the country, as Americans demonstrate due to the killing of George Floyd. Floyd, a 46-year-old African-American, died on May 25 after a Minneapolis police officer pressed his knee on Floyd's neck for nearly nine minutes. Trump has emphasized a “law and order” response due to criminal activity amid the protests and threatened to deploy the military in cities to quell riots.

The coronavirus has also hurt Trump’s favorability, as more than 110,000 people in the U.S. have died. Critics believe that Trump downplayed the virus in the early stages of the outbreak.

Trump is now being urged to take a more positive tone, Axios reported Sunday. A meeting of Trump’s top political advisers last week said his reelection campaign should take the theme of the “Great American Comeback,” with Trump using words such as "renewing," "recovering," "restoring" and "rebuilding" to discuss the direction he will take the country.

Biden has themed his campaign on restoring the “soul” of the U.S., after four years of the Trump presidency. The general election will take place on Nov. 3.

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