Trump at all-time poll low

He blames survey

President Trump’s approval ratings have dropped nationally during his first six months in the White House and are now the lowest of any president at the sixmonth point since polling began 70 years ago, but his standing among his staunchest supporters remains strong, two new polls on Sunday show.

Only 36 percent of Americans approve of Trump’s job performance, a 6 percent slide since his administration hit the 100-day mark in April, according to a Washington Post/ABC News poll. His disapproval rating hit 58 percent — an increase of 5 percentage points.

Trump wasted little time on Sunday blasting the poll.

“The ABC/Washington Post Poll, even though almost 40% is not bad at this time, was just about the most inaccurate poll around election time!” he wrote.

He was referring to last November’s survey that showed Hillary Clinton up 49 percent to 46 percent. Trump won the Electoral College, while Clinton took the popular vote 48 percent to 46 percent.

But Trump can take some solace in an NBC News/Wall Street Jour- nal survey that shows he is still holding on to 50 percent approval in the counties that propelled his win in the 2016 presidential election.

But the Washington Post/ABC News poll shows how the investigation of Russian interference in the election is eating away at his ratings.

Asked about US leadership on the world stage under Trump, 48 percent said it has gotten “weaker,” 27 percent said it is “stronger” and 23 percent said it is “the same.”

Sixty percent of Americans think Russia tried to influence the election — up from 56 percent in April — and 67 percent think Trump campaign members “intentionally” helped Russia meddle — down from 71 percent since April.

On Trump’s pledge to repeal and replace ObamaCare, the poll shows 50 percent “prefer” former President Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act, 24 percent “prefer” the Republican plan and 17 percent opt for “neither/something else.”

Asked “what’s more important for the federal government to do” on health care, 63 percent said “provide coverage for lowincome Americans” and 27 percent said “cut taxes.”