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President Trump's approval rating has plunged to an all-time low of 29%, 9 points lower than it was in August 2020, according to a Pew Research poll released on Friday.

Even among members of the Republican party Trump's popularity also appears to be sinking with only 60% of Republicans rating President Trump's job performance positively. In August the figure was at a far healthier 77%.

The deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol on January 6th appears to be the driving force behind the president's falling rating.

His refusal to acknowledge Joe Biden won the election in a free and fair manner is also a factor tarnishing his approval score.

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The rating makes Trump one of the least popular presidents of all time. Washington: US President Donald Trump ' s approval rating has plummeted to an all-time low, led by a dramatic drop in support among voters of his own party, following insurrection at the Capitol last week.

Donald Trump ’ s approval rating has sunk to a record low of 29 %, the worst rating of his entire presidency, according to a Pew Research Center Also Read: James Comey Says Trump ' s Lies Created Terrorists: 'This Is How Al-Qaida Radicalized' (Video) As for the outcome of the election, the

For nearly four years, Trump's approval ratings have been mainly stable, ranging between the high 30s and high 40s.

The Pew Research poll found that more than half of Americans (52%) thought President Trump bore 'a lot' of responsibility for the riot, with 23% saying he bore 'some' responsibility.

The president has continued to deflect any blame for the riot which left five people dead including a Capitol Police officer.

© Provided by Daily Mail Since the election, President Trump has seen negativity among those surveyed grow, while the approval of President-elect Biden's conduct appears to be growing

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During a rally prior to the riot, President Trump fired up the crowd and urged them to march on the Capitol and 'fight.'

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An organization that tracks online activity of white supremacists says many Americans don’t understand how openly the Capitol riot was planned.House Democrats could introduce an article of impeachment against President Donald Trump as soon as Monday alleging "incitement of insurrection" for his role in encouraging a "wild" rally that morphed into a deadly riot. Some Republicans also have expressed support for Trump's removal from office.

President Trump ' s approval rating plunged to an all-time low of 29 %, 9 points lower than it was in August 2020, according to a Pew Research poll released Friday. Growing GOP disenchantment is driving the decline, with just 60% of Republicans now rating Trump ' s job performance positively

Donald Trump is less popular than when he was elected. Everywhere. In four of the five states where Trump ’ s popularity fell least , his net approval was greater than 20 points Large numbers of American households were forced to plunder their retirement accounts to make ends meet during the

'People thought that what I said was totally appropriate,' he said to reporters earlier this week outside the White House.

Pew found that 54% of Americans think President Trump should be removed from office while 45% think President Trump should finish his term which has just three days left to run.

As to the future, Pew found that less than a third of Americans (29%) want to see President Trump continue being a major figure in U.S. politics, while 68% say he should now retire.

© Provided by Daily Mail As to the future, Pew found that less than a third of Americans (29%) want to see President Trump continue being a major figure in U.S. politics, while 68% say he should now retire

© Provided by Daily Mail Trumps approval rating sees him as one of the least popular American presidents of all time.

Trumps approval rating sees him as one of the least popular American presidents of all time.

Fact check: Video shows Trump family in tent before Jan. 6 rally

A video of the Trump family in a tent was taken prior to the president's Jan. 6 speech, not during the Capitol riot, as claimed by social media posts.The viral video, taken by Donald Trump Jr., according to CNBC, has been posted to Facebook by the page Fire Trump 2020 alongside the claim that the Trump family was allegedly "enjoying" the assault on the Capitol while it took place.

President Donald Trump ’ s job- approval rating has hit its lowest point in the Monmouth University poll since he took More than half of those Monmouth polled, 56 percent, disapprove of the job Trump is doing—and Trump , the Least Popular President Ever, Doesn’t Believe His Low Approval Ratings.

The result is that Trump ' s final first term approval rating looks to be the lowest on record dating back since President Donald Trump talks to the media before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the He has certainly made Republican lawmakers less leery of distancing themselves from him.

Trump will join the likes of George W. Bush, Jimmy Carter and Richard Nixon as presidents who left office with significant majorities disapproving of their job performance.

When Richard Nixon resigned from office in disgrace in 1974, just 24% approved of the job he had performed.

The Pew Research Center poll tallies with that of other polls that show Trump's ratings in decline.

An ABC News-Washington Post saw Trump's approval rating at 38%. Quinnipiac calculated 33% approved while Reuters found 35% were in approval of Trump's performance.

© Provided by Daily Mail When Richard Nixon resigned from office in disgrace in 1974, just 24% approved of the job he had performed. Nixon is pictured as he announces his resignation