--- title: Donald Trump's Disapproval Ratings Hits Record High description: Trump is the only president in more than 70 years to hit a 60% disapproval rating within the first four-and-a-half months of his presidency. canonical: https://time.com/4816799/donald-trump-disapproval-ratings-poll/ author: Alana Abramson article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-06-13T18:10:36.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T16:07:41.241Z article:section: Politics og:title: President Trump's Disapproval Rating Just Hit Another Record High og:description: 60% disapproved of Trump's job performance og:url: https://time.com/4816799/donald-trump-disapproval-ratings-poll/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt52c9295855ef6f1f/6988d13a196cf456d70408b5/trump5.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2000 og:image:height: 1125 og:image:alt: President Trump Meets With Senate And House Leadership At The White House og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: President Trump's Disapproval Rating Just Hit Another Record High twitter:description: 60% disapproved of Trump's job performance twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt52c9295855ef6f1f/6988d13a196cf456d70408b5/trump5.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # President Trump's Disapproval Rating Just Hit Another Record High > Sponsored content. 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Donald Trump in Washington, D.C., on June 6, 2017.Olivier Douliery—Getty Images  by [Alana Abramson](https://time.com/author/alana-abramson/)  ## Alana Abramson Jun 13, 2017 6:10 PM UTC [President Donald Trump](http://time.com/4785127/michael-temer-nicolas-maduro-donald-trump/)‘s disapproval rating is at a new record-high, outpacing his immediate predecessors for the highest disapproval rating in the shortest amount of time. According to the latest [Gallup Daily Tracking poll,](http://www.gallup.com/poll/201617/gallup-daily-trump-job-approval.aspx) 60% of Americans disapproved of Trump’s job performance, while 36% approved. The Gallup Daily Tracking poll provides [approval ratings](http://www.gallup.com/interactives/185273/presidential-job-approval-center.aspx?g%5Fsource=WWWV7HP&g%5Fmedium=topic&g%5Fcampaign=tiles) data dating back to Harry Truman. Trump is the only President to hit a 60% disapproval rating within the first four-and-a-half months of his presidency. Bill Clinton had a 50% disapproval rating this far in to his presidency [Barack Obama ](http://time.com/4802148/paris-agreement-barack-obama-donald-trump/)and George W. Bush’s disapproval ratings at this point in their presidencies were 31% and 35% respectively, nearly half of Trump’s. Obama never hit a disapproval rating of 60%. [George W. Bush](http://time.com/4784063/george-bush-photobomb-reporter-interview/) did not hit that number until 2006, when he was halfway through his second term. 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