Trump says approval stacks up to Obama's despite Russia probe

President Trump boasted on Friday that his approval rating is largely on par with that of former President Barack Obama at the same point in his tenure in the White House.

"While the Fake News loves to talk about my so-called low approval rating, @foxandfriends just showed that my rating on Dec. 28, 2017, was approximately the same as President Obama on Dec. 28, 2009, which was 47% ... and this despite massive negative Trump coverage & Russia hoax!" Trump wrote on Twitter.

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The tweet appears to be reference a recent poll conducted by the conservative-leaning Rasmussen Reports, which pegged Trump's approval at 46 percent. The Real Clear Politics average puts his approval at 39.3 percent.

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