Donald Trump’s APPROVAL rating PLUNGES to 40% in the wake of the US midterm elections

The research-based company tracks daily the percentage of Americans who approve or disapprove of the job Trump is doing as President.

The weekly results are based on telephone interviews with approximately 1,500 adults.

Whereas “Trump Job Approval” dropped to 40 percent the week ending October 28, the American Firebrand’s disapproval rating increased four percentage points to 54 percent.

The results come amid several acts of terror shaking the US over the past week and intensified scrutiny of the US President and his aggressive campaigning style.

On October 20, 11 people were killed during a shooting at a Synagogue in Pittsburgh.

The attack came only days after the news mail bombs had been sent to a number of senior Democrats including Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, as well as the broadcaster CNN and businessman George Soros.

After the Pittsburgh shooting, the US President made the controversial decision to continue with campaign events in Indiana and Illinois while the tragedy was still unfolding.

His speeches contained both sentiments of unity after the tragedies and his familiar antagonistic material about his political opponents.

At first, he told crowds he would be toning down the rhetoric as a show of respect, but received groans at the news from his Illinois audience.

He then added: “I had a feeling you might say that.”

Ahead of the midterm elections next week, Trump will embark on a whirlwind tour of eight states in the coming days as he doubles down on his campaign efforts, hoping to keep Republican control of the Senate.

The White House is allegedly considering a joint rally for Trump and Vice President Mike Pence on the evening before Election Day.

The states he will be visiting are Florida, Ohio, Georgia, Indiana, Missouri, Montana, Tennessee and West Virginia, none of which are due to be cancelled or rescheduled.

Americans will head to the polls on November 6 for the midterm elections, which are widely being seen as a test of Mr Trump’s popularity.

If Trump loses control of the House of Representatives or the Senate, it would be a major blow to the President in his final two years in office.