AP FACT CHECK: Trump cites questionable job approval rating

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But Rasmussen stands alone among frequent pollsters in finding such a high rating for Trump, and its findings are often seen as less reliable because of the automated calling method it uses. It’s against federal law to have computers dial cellphones, so a big chunk of U.S. adults who don’t have landline phones — many of them young people — cannot be represented in the survey.

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In contrast, a Gallup poll finds that based on a weekly average, Trump had an approval rating of 39 per cent as of Sunday. That figure is lower than Obama’s rating of 49 per cent during the comparable time period, according to Gallup.

A new poll last week by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research found Trump’s approval rate to be 42 per cent, in the ballpark of Gallup’s.

Neither the AP nor Gallup uses automated phone calls to tally its results.

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Hope Yen And Emily Swanson, The Associated Press