Gallup, a global analysis and consulting firm famous for its public opinion polls, announced that it will stop providing the results on the nation's president's approval rating, after having done so for 88 years.

A spokesperson for the company, founded in 1935, issued a In a statement to The Hill, Gallup announced that, starting this year, it will no longer publish approval and favorability ratings for individual political figures.

“Our commitment is to long-term, methodologically sound research on the issues and conditions that influence people's lives.

This work will continue through the Gallup Social Survey Series, the Gallup Business Quarterly, the World Poll, and our portfolio of research in the United States and around the world,” the statement reads.

It should be noted that, for decades, Gallup poll results enjoyed enormous credibility regarding the perception of politicians, but especially regarding the performance of the sitting president.

In fact, in its last poll conducted in December, Donald Trump's approval rating fell from 47% in February of last year to less than 37% in December, a particularly worrying decline for Washington in the lead-up to the midterm elections. November.

According to Gallup's records, the New York tycoon's most recent approval rating is among the lowest since the poll began in the 1930s.

In response to questions about hypothetical pressure from the White House to stop polling Americans about the 79-year-old Republican, the statement emphasizes that this is simply an adjustment to Gallup's methodology.

“This is a strategic change based solely on Gallup’s research goals and priorities and is part of a broader, ongoing effort to align all of Gallup’s public work with its mission.

We look forward to continuing to provide independent research that meets the highest standards in the social sciences,” the company spokesperson said.