Topics: Donald Trump, Republicans, Politics, US News
A House Speaker says that Donald Trump's popularity is at 90 percent — but a new poll has argued otherwise.
Mike Johnson recently featured on CNBC News where he gushed about the POTUS and how popular he is.
"[Trump's] approval ratings are skyrocketing," raved Johnson. "CNN had a story a day or two ago — he was at a 90 percent approval rating! There's never been a president that high," he went on to claim.
However, a CNN article stated on July 17 that a new poll the news outlet conducted found that only 42 percent of American's approve of the president and only just 37 percent say he has had the right priorities.
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Elsewhere, another poll carried out on Reuters and IPSOS reported that 41 percent of US citizens that took part in their ballot approved of Trump's running of the country.
A third poll by The Economist found that more than half (55 percent) are not approving of the president.
The most favorable poll for Trump of late has been Rasmussen Reports poll which found that 50 percent of Americans approve of the businessman-turned-politician, as of July 18.
So, where and how did Johnson come up with a percent 90 percent approval rating, I hear you ask? It's believed that the House Speaker ignored Democrats' thoughts on Trump and just spoke of how Republicans feels about the POTUS, explained MSNBC.
The CNN poll Johnson referred to stated that 88 percent of Republicans approve of the president, and seemingly Johnson casually rounded this up to 90.
While the Trump administration like to think that the president is one of the most approved in American politics, per AZ Central, that accolade actually goes to Bill Clinton who garnered 66 percent approval.
Ronald Reagan came in a close second with 63 percent, while Barack Obama had a 59 percent approval rating at his peak in office.
The lowest on record? Richard Nixon. He's approval rating came in an abysmal 24 percent. Ouch.
While Nixon had a shocking overall approval, Trump’s 100-day-in approval rating was lower than that of any other president in the last 60 years.
It seems as if Trump's current approval ratings are similar to how Americans felt about him during his first term as president.
In comparisons made last month, 42 percent of participants approved of Trump after his first 100 days in 2017, which matches CNN's current ratings for the POTUS.
