Politics | President Trump New Poll Sees Bad Milestone for Trump Disapproval rating at all-time high 60% in ABC-Post poll By Newser Editors Posted Aug 31, 2018 10:56 AM CDT Copied President Trump arrives to speak to a campaign rally at the Ford Center, Thursday, Aug. 30, 2018, in Evansville, Ind. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) A new poll from the Washington Post and ABC News finds that President Trump's disapproval rating has hit 60% for the first time. That's the percentage of overall voters who don't approve of Trump's performance, though the partisan split remains enormous. Among Republicans, 78% approve of Trump's performance, while only 6% of Democrats feel the same way. Independents are roughly in the middle of those extremes at 35%. Overall, Trump's approval rating is at 36%. Some of the other numbers: 63% support Robert Mueller's investigation; 61% of Republicans oppose the probe, while 85% of Democrats and 67% of independents support it 64% say Trump should not fire Attorney General Jeff Sessions, a sentiment backed by 47% of Republicans 23% of college-educated white women approve of Trump, which is down 17 points from April 2017 49% say Congress should begin impeachment proceedings 45% of whites support him versus 19% of non-whites Read These Next Death certificate reveals Brian Wilson's cause of death. UPS driver hits the Slip 'N Slide with some partying teens. Focus shifts to Murkowski in Senate voting marathon. Visitors at Yellowstone are confronted with a 'tough watch.' Report an error