Poll: Melania Trump is more popular than Hillary Clinton – AOL
As President Donald Trump's approval rating remains historically low, the first lady's popularity has been blossoming as of late, surpassing not only her husband but now former first lady Hillary Clinton.
According to a new FOX News poll, Melania Trump holds a approval rating of 51 percent, an increase of 16 points since last August.
When Clinton was first lady, she was close behind at 49 percent. Former President Bill Clinton had the same approval rating as Melania his first year as president.
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Melania attends National Prayer Serviceson January 21, 2017, in Washington, DC. in Christian Louboutins.
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The first lady attends the 60th Annual Red Cross Gala on February 4, 2017, in pink Dior.
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FLOTUS turns to The Row and Derek Lam to watch the Super Bowl at Trump International Golf Club Palm Beach in West Palm Beach, Florida on February 5, 2017.
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Melania steps off Air Force One at the Palm Beach International Airporton February 10, 2017, in head-to-toe Michael Kors.
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US First Lady Melania Trump wears Calvin Klein as she tours the Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens in Delray Beach, Florida, on February 11, 2017, with and Akie Abe, wife of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
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FLOTUS stuns in a black lace number with POTUS, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife Akke Abe at Trump's Mar-a-Lago Resort in Palm Beach, Florida, on February 11, 2017.
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President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump (in Karl Lagerfeld) welcome Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife, Sara, on February 15, 2017.
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US First Lady Melania Trump wears Alexander McQueen as she listens as her husband addressa rally in Melbourne, Florida, on February 18, 2017.
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US First Lady Melania Trump wears Ralph Lauren for the White House for a luncheon on International Women's Day on March 8, 2017.
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Melania Trump donned Alice Roi while departing the White House on March 17, 2017.
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Melania Trump walks into the East Room dressed in The Row to attend an event celebrating Women's History Monthon March 29, 2017.
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The first lady arrives in West Palm Beach, Florida, on April 6, 2017 in a patterned, belted black dress.
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FLOTUS sports a Hermes scarfwhile visiting the Bak Middle School of the Arts on April 7, 2017 in West Palm Beach, Florida.
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Melania visits the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on April 22, 2017 in Bethesda, Maryland in a short, tan trenchcoat and black pants.
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The first lady wears a navy blue suit with a large belt on her birthday on April 26, 2017.
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Melania wears a white eyelet dress as she takes part in a ribbon cutting for the Healing Garden at the Children's National Medical Center on April 28, 2017 in Washington, DC.
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FLOTUSwalks into the East Room for an event for military mothers on National Military Spouse Appreciation Day at the White House May 12, 2017, wearing wide-legged black trousers and a crisp white blouse.
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First lady Melania Trump walks across the South Lawn on May 19, 2017, wearing an orange leather skirt byHerv Pierre.
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US First Lady Melania Trump chats with Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Muhammad bin Nayef bin Abdulaziz al-Saud on May 20, 2017 in a Stella McCartney jumpsuit.
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Melania Trump wearing Michael Kors during an official welcoming ceremony on Trump's arrival at Ben Gurion International Airport on May, 22 2017 near Tel Aviv, Israel
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The first lady lays a wreath during a visit to the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial museum on May 23, 2017, wearing Roksanda.
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Melania Trump wears a white fit-and-flare dress as she departs from Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv on May 23, 2017.
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Melania disembarks from Air Force One at Fiumicino international Airport in an all-black ensemble on May 24, 2017.
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Melania Trump dons Dolce & Gabbana again as she attends the La Scala Philharmonic Orchestra on May 26, 2017 at the ancient Greek Theater in Taormina, Sicily.
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First lady Melania Trump returns to the White House on May 27, 2017 in white culottes and a mint green cardigan.
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First Lady Melania Trump walks on stage in Monique Lhuillier during the annual gala at the Ford's Theatre to honor President Abraham Lincoln's legacy, on June 4, 2017.
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Melania Trump opts for flat,a shirt dress by Gabriela Hearstand a Michael Kors belt as she departs the White House for Camp David, June 17, 2017 in Washington, DC.
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Melania Trump leaves the MedStar Washington Hospital Center on June 14, 2017 inWashington D.C.
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U.S. First Lady Melania Trump poses in Michael Kors for photographs with Lorena Castillo Garca de Varela, first lady of Panama, near the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Monday, June 19, 2017.
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First Lady Melania Trump arrive at the Congressional picnic at the White House in Washington, DC, on June 22 in aMary Katrantzou dress.
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The first lady turns heads in Emilio Pucci while meeting Indian Prime MinisterNarendra Modiat the White House on June 26.
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First Lady Melania Trump arrives in New Jersey to spend a weekend at the Trump National Golf Club on June 30, 2017, wearing a high-waisted patterned skirt, a tucked-in white blouse and matching white pumps.
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FLOTUSjoins in the singing of the National Anthem at a Fourth of July picnic on the South Lawn of the White House in Esteban Cortazar.
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Melania Trump wears DVF as she arrives in Warsaw, Poland on July 5, 2017.
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FLOTUS turns heads in Delpozo as she arrives at the G20 leaders summit in Hamburg, Germany July 6, 2017.
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The first lady poses in a flapper-style Michael Kors number prior to a concert at the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg, northern Germany, on July 7, 2017.
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Melania Trump walks to Marine One while departing from the White House on July 12, 2017, wearing black wide-legged trousers and a blazer.
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FLOTUS arrives in Paris in Dior on July 13, 2017.
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Trump though is slumping to an average of 40 percent since he took office, according to Gallup.
But who's the leading first lady? Michelle Obama, with a whopping 73 percent.
Still, Melania has come a long way. A year ago, only about a quarter of Americans approved of her, according to Gallup.
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