New York Daily News

YOU STINK!

- BY DAVID BOROFF

PRESIDENT TRUMP’S approval ratings continue to nosedive — and last week’s Obamacare repeal-and-replace debacle hasn’t helped, according to two new polls.

The President’s approval rating, according to the Politico/Morning Consult poll released Wednesday, dropped to 46% — down from 50% the prior week.

While Trump’s disapprova­l numbers only narrowly exceed his approval rating, the gap between his opponents and supporters is widening.

Some 38% of voters now strongly disapprove of Trump — compared with only 23% who strongly approve, the poll found.

At the same time, Gallup’s daily tracking poll hit a new low of 35% on Wednesday — a 1-point drop since Tuesday, which continues a downward trend since he was sworn in.

It’s the first Politico/Morning Consult poll taken after last Friday’s decision by House Speaker Paul Ryan to pull from the floor a bill that would have replaced the Affordable Care Act signed into law in 2010.

Trump’s repeatedly vowed during last year’s presidenti­al campaign to scrap Obamacare and replace it once he won the White House.

The previous Morning Consult poll, taken on March 16, found that Trump had a 50% approval rating — with 44% displeased with his performanc­e.

Trump’s approval rating was at a personal-best 52% on March 9 as he prepared to amp up efforts to take down the Affordable Care Act.

Other polls, however, have been consistent­ly worse for Trump since he took office Jan. 20.

Trump’s approval rating, according to Gallup’s latest tracking, now stands at a lowly 35%.

Gallup’s polling is based on interviews with 1,500 voters.

The Trump administra­tion has also been beset by other issues — including the scandal over Russian hacking of the election and his unfounded accusation­s that former President

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