Half of Americans support the impeachment of Donald Trump, as the president’s unpopularity reaches a fresh high, according to a new poll.
In findings that will represent more bad news for the White House, the poll found 49 per cent of those asked believed Congress should begin impeachment proceedings, while 46 per cent were opposed to such an idea.
The Washington Post-ABC News poll also found Trump’s disapproval rating had hit a new level – a full 60 per cent. At the same time, it found a clear majority of Americans supported special counsel Robert Mueller’s ongoing probe into collusion between the Trump campaign, an investigation the president has repeated denounced as a “witch hunt”.
The findings of the poll come at a crucial point in Trump’s presidency. There is widespread speculation among some in the US media that Mueller could publish the findings of his 14-month inquiry at any time.
Meanwhile, the country is little more than 60 days away from the midterms elections that could have a huge impact on Trump’s future. Most political analysts believe the Democrats are more likely to retake control of the House of Representatives, then the Republicans are to hold it.
It is in the house, the lower chamber of congress, that any impeachment proceeding would begin, as it did when Republicans sought to impeach Bill Clinton in 1998.
Source: US Media Outlets
