Trump Approval On Hurricane Response Tanks After Puerto Rico: Poll
Approval of Trump’s response to hurricanes drops 20 points in new poll.
President Trump’s approval rating on hurricane response has dropped 20 points in the wake of his poor response in Puerto Rico, according to a new CNN poll released Monday.
In an earlier poll from September, Trump’s hurricane response received a 64 percent approval.
But following the mess in Puerto Rico, Trump’s approval on hurricane response has dropped to just 44 percent.
Reports from the U.S. territory note that the vast majority of the island is still without power, clean water and medical resources.
As CNN notes, “In the weeks since Maria devastated the island, Trump’s response has vacillated between criticism and praise. He has used his Twitter account to contend that local officials aren’t doing enough to help and has threatened to withdraw assistance from the island entirely.”
The poll found that Trump’s approval has even dropped 9 points among Republicans. Among independents, Trump’s approval has dropped 22 percent and 25 points among Democrats.
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