mid-40s approval. i would agree with ron when we are talking about increasing partisan polar zation at this moment, i think these protests sort of accelerate that when you look at the republican response. republicans, as we are seeing in polling are dig ng and continuing to back the president but democrats at the same time who oppose him are emboldened to oppose him more aggressively. so i think this really is growing bipolar party zation, that s what donald trump wants. he has been able to use this during the campaign and the beginning of his presidency. we will continue to see him trying to take advantage of those divisions in the country. we have heard from the president on twitter. we know the vice-president will be at the federalist society today. this is a group na that ex popos