Given those figures, the president stands at a net approval of -18, slightly up from last week’s -20, but lower than his -13 net approval rating at this point in his first term. Article continues belowAlarmingly for the president, he received a record-low net job approval among independents, voters who do not identify as Republicans or Democrats. Article continues belowUS-Europe tensions threaten to explode as French company signs ICE contract amid backlash READ MORE :Those figures bring his net approval among the group to -40, a steep drop from last week's -31. Among Republicans, Trump’s net approval is positive 72 percentage points, with 85% approving and 13% disapproving. By comparison, 84% of Democrats think Trump is suffering from some degree of cognitive decline, and 86% think the same of a physical decline.