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Public Approval of US Congress Soars to 8-Year High After Trump Inauguration

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The job approval rating for the US Congress jumped to 28 percent in February on the coattails of President Donald Trump’s inauguration, the highest level in eight years, according to a poll by the Gallup organization.

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WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — The poll also revealed a whopping split of 39 percent between Democratic and Republican voters, with 50 percent of Republicans expressing confidence in the new Congress compared with just 11 percent approval among Democrats, a press release explaining the poll noted on Tuesday.

"The installment of a Republican in the White House is likely giving Republicans newfound confidence that the GOP-[Republican] led Congress will be effective in the ways they want it to be," the release stated.

A similar surge in congressional popularity occurred following the 2009 inauguration of former President Barack Obama, albeit with moods of Democrats and Republicans reversed.

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