Poll: Most say Ivanka, Jared's White House roles are inappropriate

By Betsy Klein and Kate Bennett, CNN

Updated 1540 GMT (2340 HKT) April 20, 2017

Poll: Ivanka, Jared's WH roles inappropriate 01:52

Story highlights

• About 56% of voters have unfavorable opinions of Donald Trump
• First lady Melania Trump has a 34% favorable rating

(CNN)Fewer voters have unfavorable opinions of the first family than President Donald Trump, but a majority disapprove of the adviser roles of Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, according to a Quinnipiac University poll of registered voters published Wednesday.

Ivanka Trump recently assumed an official role in her father's administration. She moved into a West Wing office and obtained a security clearance in late March.

About 53% of respondents said the first daughter playing a significant role in the White House is not appropriate, compared with 36% who said it was appropriate and 10% who did not have an opinion.

Ivanka Trump walks with her husband, White House Senior Adviser Jared Kushner, toward Marine One while departing with her father President Donald Trump on February 17, 2017 in Washington, DC.

Kushner, her husband, also has a broad portfolio within the West Wing, where he has an influential purview over a range of foreign and domestic policy issues. He is heading up the Office of American Innovation, a new White House office aimed at reforming the federal government through private-sector solutions.

About 53% said his role was not appropriate, compared to 32% of respondents who said it was appropriate and 15% who did not know.

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