Americans overwhelmingly disapprove US President Donald Trump and are worried that he is leading the country in the wrong direction, according to a new poll.
The USA TODAY/Suffolk University poll released Thursday also found that most Americans disagree with Trump on just about everything from his military threats against North Korea to his combative stance toward US football players who won’t stand for the national anthem.
Nearly two-thirds, or 64 percent of Americans say the US is on the wrong track, up 21 percentage points since the beginning of the year and the highest of Trump’s tenure.
The president’s approval rating is 38 percent, the lowest of the year in the USA TODAY poll. His disapproval rating is 56 percent, the highest of the year. By 35-13 percent, those who “strongly disapprove” of him outnumber those who “strongly approve.”
The majority of those surveyed, 57 percent, say they want to elect a Congress in 2018 that mostly…