On Friday Donald Trump will become president with an approval rating of just 40 percent according to a new CNN/ORC Poll, the lowest of any recent president and 44 points below President Barack Obama.
After a tumultuous transition period, approval ratings for Trump’s handling of the transition are more than 20 points below those for any of his three most recent predecessors. Obama took the oath in 2009 with 84 percent approval rating, 67 percent approved of Clinton’s transition as of late December 1992 and 61 percent approved George W. Bush’s transition just before he took office in January 2001.Trump’s handling of the presidential transition has left most Americans with growing doubts that the President-elect would be able to handle the job. About 53 percent say Trump’s statements and actions since Election Day have made them less confident in his abilities.
Despite the changes many Americans remain confident that Trump will achieve several signature campaign promises, with most saying it’s at least somewhat likely that he will impose tariffs on companies that manufacture goods in Mexico and create good-paying jobs in economically challenged area.
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About half think Trump will be able to simplify the tax code or protect sensitive electronic information from theft by foreign governments. Fewer than 44 percent say it’s likely that Trump will be able to build a wall along the border with Mexico and just 29 percent believe he will be able to get Mexico to reimburse the United States for the construction of the wall.
The CNN/ORC Poll was conducted by telephone January 12-15 among a random sample and has a margin of sampling error of plus or minus three or more percentage points.
The Shark Tank has reached out to Trump’s pollster to see if they are polling a different approval rating.
