The latest Quinnipiac University survey earlier this month showed that 33 percent of Americans approved of the job that Mr. Trump is doing, the lowest of his presidency. Seventy-six percent of Republicans approved of Mr. Trump’s performance in the Quinnipiac survey, down from 81 percent in June. Mr. Trump received five deferments from the draft: four for college and one for bad feet. As it happens, the article that Mr. Trump relied on for his attack on Mr. Blumenthal ran in The New York Times. Mr. Blumenthal responded using Mr. Trump’s own favorite medium.

Source: New York Times August 07, 2017 12:42 UTC