An increasing number of American voters approve of the job performance of President Donald Trump, according to the latest Rasmussen poll released on Friday.
A total of 45 percent of voters approve of the job the president is doing, up 6 percent from the same time last week. The number of those who strongly approve of Trump’s performance is also up 6 percent.
The percentage of voters who disapprove of the president’s performance is down 8 percent from last week, while the number of those who strongly disapprove is down 5 percent.
The climbing poll numbers come amidst escalating tensions with North Korea. The president has taken a strong stance against the threats from the Communist dictator Jim Jung Un, using fiery language to assert America’s will to use military force to put a stop to North Korea’s nuclear ambitions.
The United Nations issued sanctions against North Korea earlier this month, with the world’s leaders, including Russia and China, backing Trump’s stance.
Meanwhile, corporate America is going through the best earnings season in 13 years, according to Bloomberg. Nearly 80 percent of the S&P 500 index companies reported higher than estimated profits.
Consumer comfort is also at a 16-year high according to Bloomberg, with substantial gains made following Trump’s election in November.
Contrary to detractors who criticized President Trump’s voter fraud commission, the majority of Americans believe that voter fraud is a serious problem, the latest poll from Rasmussen also found. A total of 54 percent of likely U.S. voters say voter fraud is at least a somewhat serious problem, with 27 percent of respondents saying it is a very serious problem.
As a result, it is not a surprise that the vast majority of likely voters, 70 percent, think that voters should be required to carry a photo identification, Rasmussen found.
