The public’s approval of Congress is souring amid the government shutdown, according to a new Gallup survey.

The poll, released Wednesday, found that just 15 percent of respondents approve of the legislature’s performance, with 79 percent disapproving and 6 percent offering no opinion.

That marks a decline in approval of 11 percentage points relative to last month. Congress’s approval rating has exceeded 35 percent in the survey just once — in March 2021 — in the last 15 years.

The branch’s high-water mark came in October 2001, when 84 percent of respondents approved of its performance amid national unity after the 9/11 attacks.

President Trump’s approval rating, meanwhile, is 41 percent according to the same survey.

The low favorability rating comes as the government shutdown hit 22

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