President Trump wants to know First Lady Melania Trump's secret to her high approval numbers.
During his address to a women's empowerment panel on Wednesday, President Trump complimented his wife on her role as first lady and her high poll numbers.
"I shouldn't say this, but her poll numbers have gone through the roof last week," Trump said. "What was that all about? Through the roof. She has to give us the secret, Mike."
Pres. Trump says Melania Trump's poll numbers are 'through the roof.' "She has to give us the secret." https://t.co/cR5IP5IB6z pic.twitter.com/0M3A2Uhrrs
— ABC News (@ABC) March 30, 2017
A new CNN/ORC poll shows the first lady's approval has shot up 16 points since the president's inauguration. Fifty-two percent of Americans have a favorable view of Melania Trump, which is an increase from 36 percent pre-inauguration. Her unfavorable rating has remained largely unchanged at 32 percent.
President Trump's poll numbers have gone in the opposite direction. His approval rating dipped to 35 percent this week, a new low, according to Gallup.