Trump's Approval Rating Falls to New Low, Poll Shows
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A new poll shows bad news for President Donald Trump. His approval rating is now 33%. This is a new record low.
An approval rating shows how many people like the job a leader is doing. A low number means fewer people are happy with him.
The poll is important because even people who often support Trump feel worried. These are called Republican pollsters. Republicans are members of Trump's own political party.
The poll did not give many other details. But it shows that Trump's popularity is going down, not up.
Many polls ask people questions to learn what they think. This helps us understand public opinion about leaders.
This new number is the lowest one yet for Trump in this type of poll. People will watch to see if it changes.
Vocabulary6 words
- poll
- a way to ask many people what they think
- approval rating
- a number that shows how many people like a leader's work
- record low
- the lowest number ever seen
- Republican
- a member of one of the two big political groups in the US
- pollsters
- people whose job is to ask questions and study opinions
- popularity
- how much people like someone
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1. 33% 2. The lowest number ever 3. True
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A new _____ shows bad news for President Donald Trump. His approval rating is now _____%. This is a new record _____.
An approval rating shows how many people _____ the job a leader is doing. A low number means fewer people are _____ with him.
The poll is important because even people who often _____ Trump feel worried. These are called _____ pollsters.
The poll did not give many other _____. But it shows that Trump's _____ is going down, not up.
This new number is the lowest one yet for Trump in this type of _____.
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