President Donald Trump, Melania Trump and Barron Trump walk to Marine One across the South Lawn of the White House in Washington on June 17 en route to Camp David. | AP Photo Trump starts Father's Day with tweets

President Donald Trump began Sunday morning as he often does, with a series of tweets.

The Father's Day tweets were clearly addressed at redress, an attempt to counter perceptions of his presidency by reaching out directly to the American people.


Tweet 1: "The MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN agenda is doing very well despite the distraction of the Witch Hunt. Many new jobs, high business enthusiasm,.."

Tweet 2: "...massive regulation cuts, 36 new legislative bills signed, great new S.C.Justice, and Infrastructure, Healthcare and Tax Cuts in works!"

Tweet 3: "The new Rasmussen Poll, one of the most accurate in the 2016 Election, just out with a Trump 50% Approval Rating.That's higher than O's #'s!"

Presumably, the reference in the third tweet was to former President Barack Obama, though it's not clear what the direct comparison was.

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The president was referring to the daily tracking poll by Rasmussen Reports, which surveys 500 likely voters every night and then produces a rolling average to come up with the president's daily approval rating.

The Rasmussen number is higher — and, in some cases, much higher — than other recent presidential poll results. Gallup's numbers, also the result of a three-day rolling average, most recently had Trump's support at 39 percent approval, and a Quinnipiac poll placed him at 34 percent. Of course, there are variations in methodology.

The president and his family were at the Camp David presidential retreat in Maryland.

