As per a recent Gallup poll, the US Congress has a far lower approval rating than President Donald Trump. Democrat and the MSM are always quick to point out that President Trump \'s approval rating is in the 40's. However, Congress has an approval rating of 11% and disapproval of 79%, a net negative 64%.
As the partial federal government shutdown enters its third week in the U.S., Americans’ approval rating of Congress has declined by 11 percentage points to 15%, similar to approval a year ago.
Nealy four in five U.S. adults, 79%, now disapprove. (Net -64%)
At the same time, President Donald Trump’s job rating is steady, with 41% of Americans approving and 54% disapproving.
The 11-point drop in U.S. adults’ approval of Congress over the past month is owed largely to a sharp decline among Republicans and, to a lesser degree, independents.