Americans' confidence in President Trump's leadership abilities has gone down over his first few months in office, new polls reveal. While numbers sank the furthest among respondents who identified as a Democrat or liberal, independents who said they thought Trump kept his promises fell from 59 percent to 43 percent; even among Republicans, the numbers fell, from 92 percent to 81 percent. The poll, which was taken between April 5 and April 9, showed that Trump's ratings fell on all six presidential leadership characteristics that Gallup measures. The ratings dive was most stark when it came to women who think Trump keeps his promises — just 40 percent now say he does, compared with 65 percent in February, a striking 25 percentage-point plunge. The same day, Trump said he would not label China a currency manipulator, reversing an economic promise from his campaign.

Source: Washington Post April 17, 2017 12:38 UTC