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Trump credits himself for the party’s growing popularity

By Anna Giaritelli
Published February 27, 2017 10:03pm ET
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Trump credits himself for the party’s growing popularity
As of Feb. 18-22, 32 percent of respondents said they approve of the GOP, while 60 percent do not. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) | Alex Brandon

President Trump shared an NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll on his Twitter account on Monday, touting the survey’s findings that more U.S. adults approve of Republicans in Congress than Democrats for the first time in more than five years.

“GOP now viewed more favorably than Dems, in Trump era (per NBC/WSJ poll) via @HotlineJosh,” Trump tweeted Monday evening.

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