Trump’s underwater approval rating breaks a record

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00:00Trump's underwater approval rating breaks a record.

00:03President Donald Trump is facing a historic slump in public support.

00:08For 20 consecutive days, no major poll has shown his approval rating in positive territory.

00:14RMG Research reports that Trump's net approval was positive just last month.

00:19Since then, every poll has leaned negative.

00:22While RMG has shown Trump with positive approval in the past,

00:26its last two surveys report him in the negative.

00:28According to the research, 46% of voters now approve of Trump's job performance,

00:34while 51% disapprove, giving him a net rating of minus 5.

00:39Just a few weeks earlier, his net approval was slightly higher at minus 1.

00:43RMG Research isn't the only pollster showing Trump at new lows.

00:48Morning Consult's newest poll shows his worst net approval this term at minus 10 points,

00:53with 54% approving and 44% disapproving.

00:56Newsweek's tracker also put Trump at a new low, with a net approval of minus 13.

01:02His rating has since recovered slightly to minus 10, with 43% approval and 53% disapproval.

01:09It seems Trump's handling of the government shutdown is fueling voter frustration.

01:13A YouGov slash The Economist poll reports that 58% disapproved,

01:18an increase of 5 points since early October.

01:21The Senate approved a short-term spending bill to end the shutdown.

01:25In an attempt to end the record-breaking shutdown,

01:27the Senate approved a short-term spending bill funding the government through January.

01:32The vote passed after some Democratic senators broke ranks to vote with Republicans.

01:35The deal funds federal agencies temporarily,

01:39and allows for a future Senate vote on Renewing Affordable Care Act tax credits.

01:43The shutdown appears to have left a mark on voters.

01:46A Harris X poll found that 37% of respondents said the shutdown

01:50makes them more likely to vote Democrat in the midterms,

01:53while 36% said it increases their likelihood of voting Republican.

01:57A Harris X poll found that 50% will not be voted Democrat in the midterms.