Trump’s False claim that his presidential approval rating is ‘not bad’ | PolitiFact

Six months into his presidency, Donald Trump is putting a positive spin on the latest round of public polling on his job performance.

"The ABC/Washington Post Poll, even though almost 40% is not bad at this time, was just about the most inaccurate poll around election time!" Trump tweeted Sunday morning, July 16.

The ABC News/Washington Post poll actually showed Trump’s approval rating at 36 percent — not almost 40 percent, as the president stated. We decided to fact-check Trump’s claim that his approval rating is "not bad at this time" by comparing his numbers to those of other presidents at the six-month mark....
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2017/jul/17/donald-trump/trumps-false-claim-his-presidential-approval-ratin/