Donald Trump is the least popular newly elected president since the Second World War, with the exception of himself in 2017, according to a new set of polls.

Since taking office on Jan 20, the Republican has moved quickly to impose restrictions on immigration and scale back the size of the US government, efforts that have generally gone down well with the public.

However, Americans have a dim view of some of Mr Trump’s other executive orders, including his attempt to do away with so-called birthright citizenship and his decision to rename the Gulf of Mexico.

According to poll aggregator 538, Mr Trump’s initial approval rating currently sits at +7 percentage points, lower than any other newly elected president since the Second World War. 

Only Mr Trump himself experienced a lower early approval rating, of +3.2, in 2017.

By comparison, his predecessor Joe Biden had an approval rating of +21.8 in 2021, while Barack Obama enjoyed a score of +46.9 in 2009. John F Kennedy’s approval rating sat at +66 following his election in 1960.