Trump approval rating hits 51% after Syria strikes

US President Donald Trump’s approval rating has climbed to 51 percent, according to the conservative-leaning Rasmussen polling group.

The poll revealed that 39 percent of likely American voters “strongly disapprove”of the way Trump is performing, while 35 percent “strongly approve” of the job he is doing.

The research, released on Monday morning, comes in the aftermath of military action taken by the Trump administration in Syria late last Friday. The US, along with the United Kingdom and France, launched strikes against Syrian government positions in retaliation for an alleged chemical attack in the city of Douma.