President Trump’s job approval rating saw a boost in a poll released by Fox News this weekend.
The poll, which was conducted from Sunday to Wednesday, showed an increase in approval of the president’s job performance from 42% in late October to 45%. Participants were also asked a series of questions about impeachment, which showed no significant change despite efforts by House Democrats to prove Trump should be removed from office.
Support for impeachment was nearly identical to numbers recorded in October, which showed 49% of participants supported the measure and subsequent removal of Trump from office. The newest poll revealed 50% of respondents now support impeachment and removal. Just 4% believe that Trump should be impeached but not removed, and 41% believe he should not be impeached at all.
Despite the uptick in performance approval, Trump criticized the cable news network’s polling results on impeachment support in a Sunday tweet, saying that Fox polls were “always inaccurate” and “are heavily weighted toward Dems.” The current job performance results are in line with numbers released in January that showed the president’s approval at 43% and disapproval at 54%.
The recent data follows weeks of contentious House impeachment hearings and comes after Democrats in the chamber announced two articles of impeachment against Trump for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. After the articles were approved by the House Judiciary Committee on Friday, the full House is expected to vote on them Wednesday. If passed, a trial in the Senate will begin next year.
