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Trump approval rating dips to new low in Fox News poll

By CRISTIANO LIMA

President Donald Trump's approval rating reached the lowest mark it has been in any Fox News poll, 38 percent.

In Fox News' latest poll released Wednesday, the percentage of voters who approve of the president dropped 4 percentage points from September and a full 10 points since the poll's first post-inaugural results in February, while the number of those who disapprove — 57 percent — rose to a new high under his administration. The findings highlight a continued erosion of national support for the president, who received low mark across several major policy areas.

Approval for President Trump remained high, however, among Republican voters, who overwhelmingly favored his performance at 83 percent. His support among independents dropped to 30 percent while 9 in 10 Democrats registered their discontent with the president's performance.

Trump also drew his poorest marks yet for his handling of the economy, with 44 percent approving, and on key foreign policy matters, including his direction on Iran and North Korea, with just over 1 in 3 approving of each. The economy, which had been Trump's relative strong suit in prior polls, saw a 5 percent drop in approval from September.

Trump garnered disapproval from a majority of voters on his handling of taxes for the first time, a finding that comes as the White House and congressional lawmakers continue to make a major legislative push to get the tax code overhauled by the end of the calendar year.

The commander in chief continued to draw low marks for honesty, trustworthiness and knowledge. A majority of voters in a new POLITICO/Morning Consult poll released Wednesday similarly found the president earning poor ratings on his personal attributes, with most finding him to be dishonest and not compassionate.

The president, who participated in a briefing on the federal response to recent natural disasters, received more mixed marks for his handling on the numerous hurricanes that have rocked the southern U.S. and the Caribbean.

While voters were largely split on his handling of the hurricanes in Texas and Florida, 64 percent felt the Trump administration's handling of the hurricanes that have ravaged Puerto Rico was "only fair" or "poor."

The Fox News poll was conducted by telephone and live interview from Oct. 22 to 24. It sampled 1,005 registered voters and had a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 3 percentage points.