Donald Trump's Approval Rating Latest News 2017: US President Enjoys 7-Point Approval Increase Due To His Hurricane Response
US President Donald Trump received favorable approval ratings after his response to the latest disasters that plagued the country in recent weeks.
The Washington Times revealed that Trump's approval ratings number increased by more than 40 percent in majority of the polls after urged several Capitol Hill Democrats to raise the debt limit and expedite the release of emergency funds for those who were affected by Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma.
"It has a lot to do with success," Franklin & Marshall College Poll director G. Terry Madonna stated. "It is the total picture of what he was able to do by reaching across the aisle, for which he was criticized by some and applauded by others."
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However, another report from NBC News claimed that the rise in Trump's number may be brought by a specific group of supporters.
According to the report, a portion of male respondents particularly those without a college degree claimed that they either "approved" or "strongly approved" of the president's performance in the September poll. This gave the president a 49 percent approval rating, which is seven points higher compared to the 42 percent that he earned in August.
However, the poll also revealed that Trump's approval ratings from the women respondents dropped one point for the month of September.
The poll that was conducted by New York's Langer Research Associates for the ABC News and Washington Post was gathered through landline and cellular calls during the Sept. 18 to 21 period. The researchers took a random national sample of 1,002 adults using both the English and Spanish languages. According to reports, the results of the survey has a margin of sampling error of a total of 3.5 points.
The poll was released just before the president was involved in a public feud with professional basketball and football players, which resulted in a major public backlash against the president.
