U.S. President Donald Trump’s approval rating stands at 40 per cent in a new Washington Post-ABC News poll, slightly more than his 36 per cent approval rating when last measured in January. Article Continued BelowFor this group, both partisanship and views of Trump’s economic plan factor into their approval of his overall job performance. Among white rural Americans specifically, his approval is even higher: 65 per cent approve, up from 50 per cent in January. Trump garners above-water approval among white people, 53 per cent of whom approve of the president, up seven points from January. Almost three-quarters of conservatives approve of the president in the latest poll, 74 per cent, up nine points from January.

Source: thestar April 15, 2018 17:15 UTC