President Trump Donald John TrumpOmar fires back at Trump over rally remarks: 'This is my country' Pelosi: Trump hurrying to fill SCOTUS seat so he can repeal ObamaCare Trump mocks Biden appearance, mask use ahead of first debate MORE on Tuesday took to Twitter to tout his rising approval ratings, despite what he called “made up” stories about his administration and special counsel Robert Mueller Robert (Bob) MuellerCNN's Toobin warns McCabe is in 'perilous condition' with emboldened Trump CNN anchor rips Trump over Stone while evoking Clinton-Lynch tarmac meeting The Hill's 12:30 Report: New Hampshire fallout MORE’s ongoing investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election.

“Can you believe that with all of the made up, unsourced stories I get from the Fake News Media, together with the $10,000,000 Russian Witch Hunt (there is no Collusion), I now have my best Poll Numbers in a year,” Trump tweeted.

“Much of the Media may be corrupt, but the People truly get it!” Trump added.

Can you believe that with all of the made up, unsourced stories I get from the Fake News Media, together with the $10,000,000 Russian Witch Hunt (there is no Collusion), I now have my best Poll Numbers in a year. Much of the Media may be corrupt, but the People truly get it! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 15, 2018

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A Gallup poll and an ABC poll published last month showed Trump enjoying his highest approval ratings in nearly a year. Gallup found 42 percent of voters approved of Trump, while ABC found 40 percent of respondents approve of the president's performance.

Fox News, one of the president's known news sources, published a story late Monday that indicated the RealClearPolitics average of Trump’s approval ratings was at its highest point since March 2017, with 43 percent of Americans giving him positive marks.

Trump touted his approval numbers while attacking two of his most common targets for criticism: the media and Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election and possible collusion with Trump campaign officials.

Mueller, who has to report the expenses of his probe every six months, last reported his costs in December at nearly $7 million. The administration's latest budget projects Mueller will spend about $10 million per year and allocates another $10 million for fiscal 2019.

The Justice Department has said that the figures are consistent with costs of past special counsel investigations.

Four former Trump associates have been indicted or pled guilty in Mueller's probe thus far. He also filed charges against 13 Russian nationals as part of the investigation.

Trump has also repeatedly railed against media outlets for publishing stories that are critical of his administration, dubbing such reports “fake news.”

Last week, he suggested pulling media credentials to the White House because of an abundance of “negative” coverage. This week, he and other White House officials have condemned leaks to the media.