President Donald Trump smiles as he is introduced to speak to U.S. military troops and their families at Naval Air Station Sigonella, Saturday, May 27, 2017, in Sigonella, Italy. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
President Trump"s approval rating in one of the major daily tracking polls has improved significantly and is now higher than President Barack Obama"s on the same date of his first term.
The Rasmussen Reports daily survey released Thursday shows that Mr. Trump"s approval rating is at 48 percent, statistically tied with his disapproval rating of 50 percent.
Until late last week, his disapproval rate has been above 50 percent every day for 10 months. But Thursday marked the fifth consecutive day his approval rating was 48 percent or 49 percent, after sometimes dipping into the 30s.
And this week"s Rasmussen numbers even top Mr. Obama"s comparable figures.
On Feb. 8, 2010, Mr. Obama had a clear majority disapproving of his performance as president - 54 percent versus just 46 percent approval.
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