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At the six-month mark of his presidency, America is becoming less impressed with Donald Trump's performance as president. And this is how he compares to his predecessors:
- No other president has received an approval rating as low as Trump in their first six months in office.
- Trump has received a lower approval rating than Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, and Gerald Ford ever had in office.
- Many former presidents received their highest approval ratings early on, some within the first 6 months.
It's not all bad: Trump has struggled to pass the key legislative items on his agenda, but he still has three and a half more years to push policy through and improve his ratings.
The best and worst ratings of the past nine presidents, and when.
Donald Trump
High: 46%, Day 2
Low: 35%, Day 65
Barack Obama
High: 69% — Day 2
Low: 38% — Day 942
George W. Bush
High: 89% — Day 380
Low: 25% — Day 2,813
Bill Clinton
High: 71% — Day 2,886
Low: 36% — Day 136
George H.W. Bush
High: 89% — Day 769
Low: 29% — Day 1,288
Ronald Reagan
High: 71% — Day 1,835
Low: 35% — Day 738
Jimmy Carter
High: 74% — Day 54
Low: 28% — Day 887
Gerald Ford
*Inaugurated August 9, 1974
High: 70% — Day 4
Low: 37% — Day 151
Richard Nixon
High: 66% — Day 1,464
Low: 22% — Day 1,808