Trump finishes with worst first term approval rating ever - CNNPolitics - 0 views
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Donald Trump's approval rating stands at 33%, while his disapproval is at 60%.
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Heading into January, Trump had a 44% approval rating to 53% disapproval rating. That was not significantly different from his 45% approval rating going into the election.
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It means Trump will be the first president in the polling era to end his first term with an approval of below 40%
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Before Trump, the previous lowest approval rating for a president at the end of his term belonged to Jimmy Carter. He remains the only president besides Trump to finish his first term with an approval rating below 50%.
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He did not try to reach out to Democrats, nor did he try to achieve non-partisan or bipartisan goals in his final two months.
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What we do know is that Trump may have thought he could escape the post-election period without damage. He thought wrong.