Donald Trump’s Disapproval Rating Hits New High

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 07: U.S. President Donald Trump participates in an event with students, teachers and administrators about how to safely re-open schools during the novel coronavirus pandemic in the East Room at the White House July 07, 2020 in Washington, DC. As the number of COVID-19 cases surge across southern states like Florida, Texas, Louisiana, South Carolina and Arizona, Trump joined with guests from across the country to discuss how to responsibly return to the classroom. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Donald Trump’s strategy to act like coronavirus will just “disappear” isn’t working. Now as the numbers of coronavirus cases continue to rapidly rise, so does his disapproval rating. A new ABC News/Ipsos poll released today shows just 33% of “Americans approve of Trump’s handling of the response to the coronavirus, down from 41% three weeks ago.”

BREAKING: Approval of Pres. Trump's oversight of the COVID-19 crisis has reached a new low since @ABC News/Ipsos began surveying on the coronavirus, with 67% of Americans disapproving of his efforts, per new ABC News/Ipsos poll. https://t.co/RvLIQjwDFs pic.twitter.com/BAmI0HtYRn
— Evan McMurry (@evanmcmurry) July 10, 2020

His disapproval ratings on race relations are nearly identical.

JUST IN: 67% of Americans disapprove of Pres. Trump’s handling of race relations, according to a new @ABC News/Ipsos poll. https://t.co/xvJxjy64Ml pic.twitter.com/GNx0Pgs3hr
— ABC News (@ABC) July 10, 2020

ABC points out the recent drop is “driven by plunging support among independents and even waning support among Republicans.”

on COVID-19:
Trump approval among independents: 26% (was 40% in mid-June)
Among Republicans: 78% (down from 90%) https://t.co/SRa6VCedIy via @ABC
— Rick Klein (@rickklein) July 10, 2020