President Donald Trump 's approval rating remains unfavorable in several national polls amid the U.S. government shutdown .

Trump has a majority unfavorable rating in the latest polls conducted by Nate Silver for his Silver Bulletin newsletter (53%); the Economist (55%); Rasmussen (50%); the New York Times (54%); Real Clear Politics (53%); Morning Consult (52%); Pew Research Center (58%); Quinnipiac University (54%); Quantus Insights (50%); and Gallup (56%) as of Friday (October 3).

Trump called on Republicans to "clear out dead wood, waste, and fraud" from within the federal government amid the first shutdown in nearly seven years .

"Republicans must use this opportunity of Democrat forced closure to clear out dead wood, waste, and fraud. Bill

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