A poll published Monday by Quinnipiac shows President Donald Trump’s approval numbers currently tied at their lowest point since he took office in 2017.
Quinnipiac’s data, pulled from 1,239 respondents Jan. 7-10, shows just 33% approval for the president and 60% disapproval. Trump’s marks fell 11 points from the previous poll in December, and his disapproval matches the same percentage of respondents who view him as currently undermining democracy. (RELATED: Here Are All The Trump Administration Officials Who Resigned In The Wake Of The Capitol Riot)
WASHINGTON, DC – JAN. 06: President Donald Trump speaks at the “Stop The Steal” Rally on Jan. 06, 2021 in Washington, DC. Trump supporters gathered in the nation’s capital today to protest the ratification of President-elect Joe Biden’s Electoral College victory over President Trump in the 2020 election. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)
Additionally, 56% of respondents held Trump responsible for the riot Jan. 6 riot on Capitol Hill, 52% said he should be removed from office prior to President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration on Jan. 20 and 48% viewed him as “mentally unstable.”
“A majority of Americans hold President Trump responsible for the chaos at the Capitol, and a slight majority believe that he should be removed from office,” Quinnipiac University’s polling analyst Tim Malloy said in a statement accompanying the release. “When it comes to whether American democracy is under threat, both Republicans and Democrats see a raging five-alarm fire, but clearly disagree on who started it.”
Despite Trump’s abysmal ratings, respondents didn’t seem pessimistic that Biden will reverse the partisan divide in the country. Just 31% said they believed him capable of uniting the country, while 56% expect the partisan divide to remain constant.
Other polling conducted by YouGov Direct found that 45% of Republican voters approved of the riots, however. Another 43% were opposed.