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Have the protests following George Floyd's death generally boosted Trump's approval ratings?

Monday, June 8, 2020
By Anna Lenaker
NO

A "poll of polls" from FiveThirtyEight, seeking to compile various national polls, shows that President Trump's approval ratings have fallen slightly since George Floyd's death and the resulting protests. On May 25, the President's approval rating stood at 42.7%, down from its 2020 high of 45.8% in early April. On June 8, the website put the average at 41.1%.

Another average, calculated by Real Clear Politics, estimates the President's approval rating on May 25 at 43.8%, falling to 42.8% by June 7.

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