Donald Trump’s approval rating hits new high of 46% after Mueller report with even Democrats backing him
The US president's previous highs came after his inauguration in January 2017 and his June 2018 'nuke summit' with Kim Jong-un
DONALD Trump is more popular than ever before on the back of a report which found no evidence he colluded with the Russians to influence the 2016 election.
A new Gallup poll reveals his highest approval rating of 46 per cent AFTER Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s findings were handed to Congress and made public.
And the outspoken politician is even becoming more popular among Democrat voters, the pollsters reveal.
In the first part of April the outspoken Republican's ratings jumped to 45 per cent from a March approval rate of 39 per cent.
But a poll carried out between April 17 and 30 saw his popularity soar by a further one per cent landing him a new high with Gallup.
Among Republicans, Trump now has 91 per cent approval, closing in on his record high of 92 per cent from November 2018.
Dems back Trump
Unsurprisingly, Democrat approval remains relatively low with 12 per cent.
But even that figure is still higher than usual and matches the previous high from April 2017.
Independents' approval has hardly changed and stands at 37 per cent. The last approval rating among independent voters was at 39 per cent.
The latest approval rating also follows a strong jobs report, news that the US gross domestic product increased by 3.2 per cent in the first quarter of 2019 and US stocks hitting new highs.
“The latest rating extends the upper limits of President Donald Trump’s narrow approval rating range by one percentage point, from his previous range of 35 per cent to 45 per cent,” reported Gallup.
Trump's previous highs of 45 per cent came following his inauguration in January 2017 and his June 2018 'nuke summit' with Kim Jong-un.
Barack Obama’s job-approval rating was 44 per cent in Gallup polling at the same point in his presidency.
Mueller's redacted report found no evidence Trump, including his associates, administration or campaign, colluded with the Kremlin to influence the 2016 elections.
But it was inconclusive on whether Trump obstructed justice throughout the lengthy probe.
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Trump said the report exonerated him from all crimes, including obstruction, although the Democrats claimed there was enough evidence of to begin impeachment proceedings.
The frustrated president said the two-year investigation into his alleged collusion with Russia was "costly and time-consuming" and everyone should "get back to business".
Attorney General William Barr said he and outgoing Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosentein did not find there was sufficient evidence to charge the president.
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