Perhaps because he had nothing better to do, or there was a long wait at the next hole, today Trump tweeted how popular he is.

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!   8:16 AM – Mar 11, 2018

Even for a man who never lets facts get in the way of a good tweet, this one is a doozy because it is so easy to disprove. Trump’s latest Rasmussen rating stands at 44%. For those Trump fans crying fake news, here is the link to rasmussenreports.com with the latest numbers.

I don’t know, but when I studied math in high school the number 44 was closer to 40 than 50. Maybe it’s the “new math”?

Here is how Trump fares in popularity on Rasmussen and “other” polls:

Rasmussen 44%
Marist 44%
Economist 41%
Quinnipiac 38%
Monmouth 40%
Reuters 40%
Gallup 39%

Let’s not kid ourselves. Trump puts out patently false statements for one simple reason … his diehard supporters have been conditioned to take him at his word. They don’t question … they don’t fact-check.

But what if they click that link to rasmunnsenreports.com?

“Site must have been hacked by some liberal commie group” or  “someone sitting on their bed that weighs 400 pounds.”

Poll numbers provided by Josh Jordan @numbersmuncher

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