Trump's rating sinks to new low: survey
A higher number of voters than ever are now dissatisfied with Donald Trump's performance in the White House, according to a new poll.
A survey from Quinnipiac University discovered that only a third of American voters think Trump is doing a good job, while 61 per cent do not.
Quinnipiac found these figures represented the highest disapproval and lowest approval since his Inauguration, and down 7 per cent since his 40 per cent approval rating in June.
The President was swamped with negative approval ratings on key issues like foreign policy, the economy, immigration, health care and terrorism.
The poll, carried out between 27 July and 1 August, follows another blow to Republicans as their second attempt to repeal Obamacare was voted down in the Senate. It also follows another reshuffle in the executive branch, with former Press Secretary Sean Spicer's replacement, Anthony Scaramucci, fired after 10 days, and the departure of former Chief of Staff Reince Priebus.
The majority of 1,125 voters across the US in the poll said Trump was not honest, did not have good leadership skills, was not intelligent and did not care about them.
More than 50 per cent of those surveyed also said Trump has "attempted to derail or obstruct the investigation into the Russian interference in the 2016 election", and two thirds believe Russia did interfere.
Trump has repeatedly called reports of collusion with the Russians a "witch hunt".
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