At 100 Days, Trump Approval Rating Is As Low As First Term

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Eight years ago, Donald Trump was a controversial new president whose election via an inside straight in the Electoral College was widely considered a startling surprise, maybe even to himself. Despite inheriting a steadily growing economy with virtually no inflation, after 100 days in office he posted by far the lowest approval rating of any new president at that stage of his tenure dating back to the Eisenhower administration — indeed...