Trump Job Approval: Latest Gallup Rating Shows New Disapproval Low Point For President

President Donald Trump’s job approval rating just over one month in office appears to be in a freefall. The latest Gallup daily tracking poll found 55 percent of Americans said they disapproved of Trump’s work in the White House, compared to only 40 percent who said they approved, CNN reported Monday.

Beginning Jan. 22, two days into his presidency, the country was fairly split over Trump. Gallup showed 45 percent of respondents said they approved, and the same percentage disapproved. But over the course of the past few weeks, which included the signing of a number of controversial executive orders, a gap appeared — and widened.

The numbers stayed relatively the same over the first few days of the Trump administration, but since Jan. 26, the president’s disapproval rating has climbed. On that day, 48 percent of Americans disapproved compared to a flat 45 percent approving.

From there, the disapproval rating quickly moved to 50 percent and eventually 54 percent on Feb. 6. It then reached a new peak Saturday.

Unlike the three most recent presidents — Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama — Trump hasn’t enjoyed a sort of “honeymoon” with voters in the first few months after taking the oath of office. All three former commanders-in-chief received approval ratings in the “high 50s” early in their first terms, according to CNN.

Still, much like the samplings that firmly predicted Democrat Hillary Clinton would defeat Trump on Election Day, polls aren't perfect. In fact, other surveys have shown some agree with some of Trump’s early actions.

After the president told the military last week that any polls that show “negative” results were “fake news,” he tweeted out a Morning Consult/Politico poll that found a majority of Americans said they approved of most of his executive orders. That included 55 percent who said they favored his travel ban on seven predominantly Muslim countries as well as cutting federal funding to sanctuary cities.