A majority of Americans disapprove of Donald Trump’s handling of his presidential transition, the Gallup polling group said on Friday, one week before his inauguration.
Fifty-one per cent of respondents said they disapprove of the way he has managed the transition to the White House, the lowest for any president-elect since Gallup began asking the question in 1992.
Forty-four per cent said they approve of Trump’s transition and 4% said they had no opinion.
At the same time eight years ago, 83% said they approved of Barack Obama’s transition compared to 12% who disapproved.
Gallup’s last conducted a survey on Trump’s transition in early December.
“Trump’s 48% transition approval rating in December was already the lowest for any presidential transition Gallup has measured, starting with Bill Clinton’s in 1992-93,” wrote Gallup’s Lydia Saad. “Trump’s current rating only further separates him from his predecessors.”
The survey asked 1,032 adults and was conducted between January 4 and 8.