3 charts that show why Donald Trump’s low approval ratings aren’t normal at all – CNN International

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Garbled grammar aside, Trump's essential message is this: My approval rating isn't bad at all!

Except, he's wrong.

Here's George H.W. Bush back to Jimmy Carter:

Bush, Ronald Reagan and Carter were all in the stratosphere compared to Trump at the six-month mark of their presidencies. Worth noting: Bush and Carter went on to lose their re-election bids three and a half years later -- a sign that you always need to be cautious about making predictions after just 6 months.

Then, finally, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford:

So here are the facts: Donald Trump is less popular at the six-month mark of his presidency than eight of the nine men who have held the office before him. He's as unpopular as the ninth, who pardoned a president embroiled in the most serious scandal ever to hit the presidency.

That's probably not something he'll be touting on Twitter anytime soon.

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3 charts that show why Donald Trump's low approval ratings aren't normal at all - CNN International

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July 17th, 2017
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