More than half of the public disapproves of President Trump’s job performance during his first few days in office, according to a CNN/ORC poll released Friday.
Fifty-three percent of Americans said they are unimpressed with Trump’s handling of his job after a jam-packed two weeks that saw 19 executive orders and several hiccups inside the administration. This marks the highest disapproval rating of any new commander in chief in recent history.
Only 10 percent self-identified Democrats approve of the president’s performance, while a full 90 percent of Republicans believe he is on the right track. For comparison, former President George W. Bush held a 57 percent approval rating at this point during his first term, with only a quarter of Americans disapproving.
While other polls have shown Trump garnering wide support for his decision to halt immigration from seven Muslim-majority countries, the CNN/ORC survey found that 53 oppose the executive order. Another 60 percent oppose the president’s pledge to build a wall along the southern border.
Nearly 80 percent of voters said Trump has so far behaved the way they expected he would as president, with 21 percent saying his handling of the job has surprised them.
The survey of 1,002 U.S. adults was conducted between Jan. 31-Feb. 2. Results contain a margin of error plus or minus 3 percentage points.
