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Trump Gains Support Among African Americans

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President Donald Trump (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

President Donald Trump has become slightly more popular among African Americans than he was at the time of his election, but still faces far more disapproval than approval, according to new polls reported by CNN.

Exit polls on election day showed Trump winning about eight percent of the Black vote to 89 percent who voted for Hillary Clinton.

Now, recent polls find 12 percent of African Americans approve of his performance compared to 84 percent who disapprove.

That means his net approval among African Americans — approval minus disapproval — is still a dismal -72, but has improved by nine points in the past year and a half.