Americans change opinion of Trump after hurricanes and North Korea in new poll – By Carlos Garcia (theblaze.com) / Sept 21 2017
A new CNN poll shows that Americans have changed in their opinions of President Trump after his handling of the devastating hurricanes.
How’s Trump’s approval rating?
Trump’s approval rating has climbed slightly to 40 percent, in reverse of a downward trend.
CNN polling results (Image Source: YouTube screenshot)
“Now, by any normal historical measurement, that is not a good number,” CNN host John Berman reported, “but it is better.”
How do Americans think he handled the hurricanes?
According to CNN’s poll, nearly two thirds of Americans approved of how he handled the destructive hurricanes.
Only a quarter of Americans said they disapproved of how he responded.
What about North Korea?
Less than a majority (41 percent) of Americans reported that Trump was doing a satisfactory job with North Korea. But many more Americans believe North Korea is an “immediate threat.”
This is up from 37 percent in April, a marked increase in alarm among Americans.
Nearly 60 percent of Americans also favor military action if diplomacy or sanctions fail to curtail the hermit kingdom’s belligerence.
CNN’s Jeff Zeleny noted that although President Trump’s approval rating had improved, that of first lady Melania Trump still surpassed his at 44 percent.
The poll was taken from September 17 to 20, with a sampling error of +/- 3.7 percent.
PB/TK – If you didn’t expect poll numbers to bump up for POTUS Donnie after Hurricanes Irma and Harvey then you’re wearing blinders. POTUS visits during a disaster are always huge PR boosters. Now as for the North Korea issue, well again, people like tough talkers and after 8 years of POTUS Barry “let’s hug it out” mentality I have to wonder do these folks really want to see military action, do you really want to see boots on the ground, DO YOU REALLY WANT TO SEE MISSILES IN THE AIR AGAINST A DERANGED LUNATIC WHO WON’T BE AFRAID THE PUNCH THE BUTTON? I gotta say I’m fine with diplomacy and sanctions, because I really don’t want to live under a nuclear cloud
