Axios fact-checks the bullshit:
RealClearPolitics’ polling average places Trump’s approval at 40.9%, significantly lower than Obama’s approval (48.5%) at the same time during his presidency.
Rasmussen Reports’ latest numbers, from Friday, put Trump’s approval rating at 44% — not “around 50%.” Rasmussen, whose “likely voter” model tends to favor Republicans, also had Obama at 44% on the same day in 2010.
Trump’s numbers have ticked upward, and his current approval rating is higher than the low point of Obama’s presidency (39.8% per RCP). But Trump’s rating remains below the 48% that Obama averaged over 8 years, and far below the 57.2% rating he had when he left office.
Rasmussen and others have my approval ratings at around 50%, which is higher than Obama, and yet the political pundits love saying my approval ratings are “somewhat low.” They know they are lying when they say it. Turn off the show – FAKE NEWS!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 11, 2018
Trump falsely claims polls show his approval ratings at around 50 percent https://t.co/bdsEmtv95Q pic.twitter.com/MOBzxhYndA
— The Hill (@thehill) March 11, 2018
RASMUSSEN on March 8, 2018
Trump is -10 (44% approval / 54% disapproval)Also..
Marist (44/49)
Economist (41/54)
Quinnipiac (38/56)
Monmouth (40/54)
Reuters (40/54) https://t.co/isK2RYcZQk— Jesse Ferguson (@JesseFFerguson) March 11, 2018