Trump Claims His Approval Rating Is the ‘Highest It’s Ever Been’: Numbers Tell a Different Story

Trump claims his approval rating is the ‘highest it’s ever been’: Numbers tell a different story

Trump appeared to be referencing a poll showing his approval rating at 54%.

Trump's approval rating: Here's what current poll numbers show today amid Iran conflict

Amid the potential for an impending war with Iran, here are Americans' current approval rating of President Donald Trump job in today's poll numbers.

'Bleeding support': Brutal chart fact-checks Trump’s claim his approval is 'highest it’s ever been'

President Donald Trump justified his mixed attitude toward Iranian strikes by saying Americans overwhelmingly approve his decisions."There are people outside [my] base who can’t believe it, they’re so happy,” Trump told one reporter at a June 18 press event. “There was a poll that just came out today. My approval rating is the highest it's ever been."Jim Roberts, a reporter with The 74, was quick to point out that polls have not been that genero…

NewsBusters Podcast: Which Trump Approval Rating Is The Right One?

The polls are wildly varying on President Trump's approval rating right now. One has him down 17 points, while another has him up ten. It's more likely our left-wing media will prefer the worst number. But maybe approval ratings are overrated by the power sniffers in Washington, trying to measure a president's mojo by their poll numbers.  He's doing better than they wanted, but that is often the case. We're running through some hot NewsBusters i…