--- title: Donald Trump: Disapproval Rating at Record High description: As of June 11, 59% of voters disapprove of the job Trump is doing as President, according to the Gallup poll, while just 36% approve canonical: https://time.com/4815053/donald-trump-approval-rating-poll-gallup/ author: Alana Abramson article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-06-12T18:09:46.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T16:06:34.207Z article:section: Politics og:title: President Trump's Disapproval Rating Just Hit Another High og:description: 59% of voters currently disapprove of his performance og:url: https://time.com/4815053/donald-trump-approval-rating-poll-gallup/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfe55a54df17df3ce/6988d1427cdbac3f50d58bb8/donald-trump-travel-ban-appeals-court-decision.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 4500 og:image:height: 2531 og:image:alt: US-POLITICS-TRUMP og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: President Trump's Disapproval Rating Just Hit Another High twitter:description: 59% of voters currently disapprove of his performance twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfe55a54df17df3ce/6988d1427cdbac3f50d58bb8/donald-trump-travel-ban-appeals-court-decision.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # President Trump's Disapproval Rating Just Hit Another High > Sponsored content. 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US President Donald Trump makes his way to board Air Force One before departing from Newark Liberty Airport in Newark, New Jersey on June 11 2017. MANDEL NGAN—AFP/Getty Images  by [Alana Abramson](https://time.com/author/alana-abramson/)  ## Alana Abramson Jun 12, 2017 6:09 PM UTC As [President Trump](http://time.com/4814546/emoluments-maryland-dc-president-trump-sue-corruption/) finds himself embroiled in headlines about possible collusion between his campaign associates and Russia during the 2016 campaign, his disapproval rating have yet again rocketed to their all-time high. As of June 11, 59% of voters disapprove of the job Trump is doing as President, according to the [Gallup daily tracking poll,](http://www.gallup.com/poll/201617/gallup-daily-trump-job-approval.aspx) while just 36% approve. The last time the president’s disapproval rating was at 59% in the Gallup poll was on March 28, the day he [signed an executive order](http://time.com/4713731/donald-trump-climate-change-executive-order-president-obama-epa/?iid=sr-link2) to begin undoing environmental regulations from the Obama era. That same day, his Gallup approval rating reached an all-time low of 35%. The latest numbers come after former [FBI Director James Comey,](http://time.com/4813263/donald-trump-james-comey-testify-under-oath/) who Trump unexpectedly fired last month, testified before Congress that Trump had asked him for total loyalty and requested he halt any investigations into former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn. Trump subsequently took to Twitter, calling Comey “very cowardly.” > [](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/873879934040780801) The daily tracking poll is based on telephone interviews with 1,500 adults across the country. 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