Trump Approval Ratings: Majority Of Americans Still Disapprove Of Trump As Impeachment Continues

The latest polls show that the majority of Americans disapprove of President Trump amid the ongoing impeachment inquiry into his dealings with Ukraine.

A Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Nov. 27 showed that 54% of Americans disapprove of Trump's job performance, while 43% approve. An Economist/YouGov poll conducted Nov. 24-26 shows that 53% of Americans disapprove of Trump, with 44% approving his job performance.

Trump, however, has slightly improved from some previous polls in November by Reuters/Ipsos and Economist/YouGov. Reuters/Ipsos had Trump with a 56% disapproval and 41% disapproval in a poll released Nov. 20. An Economist/YouGov poll from Nov. 17-19 had Trump with a 54% disapproval and 44% approval.

After several weeks of combative public impeachment hearings, the week of Thanksgiving has been a more quiet affair for the administration. President Trump made a trip to Afghanistan to visit the troops, as Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee are charging ahead with the impeachment inquiry, setting a hearing on Dec. 4.

On Friday, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler, D.-N.Y., sent a letter to the White House, giving Trump until Dec. 6 to decide about testifying in impeachment hearings. On Monday, Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D.-Calif., sent a letter to Democratic lawmakers saying that various committees working on impeachment are putting together a report on their findings during the inquiry.

“Over the course of our inquiry, we have uncovered a months-long effort in which President Trump again sought foreign interference in our elections for his personal and political benefit at the expense of our national interest," Schiff said in the letter.

The impeachment inquiry began on Sept. 24, after an anonymous whistleblower complaint said Trump pressured Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky into investigating Hunter Biden's activities into the country. Hunter Biden is the son of former vice president and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and a push by Trump for investigations could be seen as inviting a foreign country to dig up dirt on a domestic political rival.