Trump Lies About His Approval Ratings

The Independent reports:

Donald Trump has claimed his approval rating is higher than that of Barack Obama – despite the data he is referring to suggesting the opposite is true. “The new Rasmussen Poll, one of the most accurate in the 2016 Election, just out with a Trump 50% Approval Rating. That’s higher than O’s #’s,” he wrote in an early morning tweet.

However, data from the same polling company suggests that is not true. Mr Obama entered office on January 20 2009 with an approval rating of 67 per cent. At this same stage of his presidency his rating had slipped to 55 per cent, a level that was still a clear five points higher than Mr Trump.

Other polling companies have given Mr Trump, currently being investigated by a special prosecutor for possible obstruction of justice, a considerably lower rating. Real Clear Politics, a site which collates data from the major national polls, estimated Mr Trump’s approval rating to be 39.9 per cent from May 30 to June 15. The Huffington Post’s latest average puts the President’s approval rating at 38.8 per cent.

The new Rasmussen Poll, one of the most accurate in the 2016 Election, just out with a Trump 50% Approval Rating.That’s higher than O’s #’s!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 18, 2017

For reference (spot the outlier):

Gallup 38
Economist/YouGov 42
Reuters/Ipsos 40
PPP 41
Quinnipiac 34

Rasmussen 50https://t.co/e7T8plCocK https://t.co/OQRJ1nGHQw

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) June 18, 2017