--- title: Donald Trump: Approval Rating Steady at 39%, Survey Finds description: Donald Trump's approval rating is still lower than Barack Obama's and George W. 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Chip Somodevilla—Getty Images  by [Alana Abramson](https://time.com/author/alana-abramson/)  ## Alana Abramson Jun 20, 2017 9:19 PM UTC [President Donald Trump’](http://time.com/4822116/daily-show-donald-trump-presidential-library-tweets/)s approval rating has remained steady since February, even as he faced backlash from the abrupt decision to fire FBI Director James Comey, and after the Justice Department appointed a special counsel to oversee the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election. According to the Pew Research Center’s [latest national survey](http://www.people-press.org/2017/06/20/public-has-criticisms-of-both-parties-but-democrats-lead-on-empathy-for-middle-class/), conducted June 8-18, Trump’s approval rating is 39%, unchanged from surveys conducted in April and February. His disapproval rating is 55%, one point higher than April, but one point lower than February. For comparative purposes, [Barack Obama](http://time.com/4824441/barack-obama-george-w-bush-president-donald-trump-poll-approval/) had a 61% approval rating under this survey at the same point in his presidency, and [George W. Bush](http://time.com/4784063/george-bush-photobomb-reporter-interview/) had a 50% approval rating. In May of 1993, Bill Clinton’s approval rating was 39%. Trump’s approval rating was virtually on par with the Republican party, which had a 40% approval rating overall — down 7 percentage points from January — and a 54% disapproval rating. The Democrats’ approval rating was slightly higher at 44%, but, like the Republicans, had a decrease of seven percentage points since January. Of those surveyed, 54% said the Republican Party was too extreme, while 45% said the same thing about the Democratic party. 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