Democracy Dies in Darkness

Trump faces rising disapproval and widespread distrust on coronavirus, Post-ABC poll finds

July 17, 2020 at 6:33 a.m. EDT
President Trump wore a mask in public for the first time on July 11, during a visit to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda. (Patrick Semansky/AP)

Americans’ views of President Trump’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic have deteriorated significantly as cases rise across the country and personal fears of becoming infected persist, a Washington Post-ABC News poll finds.

The Post-ABC poll shows 38 percent of Americans approve of his handling of the outbreak, down from 46 percent in May and 51 percent in March. Sixty percent disapprove, up from 53 percent in May and 45 percent in March.