(CNN) President Trump said in an interview on Thursday that he is the most popular person in the history of the Republican Party and told The Sun he was, "[b]eating Lincoln. I beat our Honest Abe."

On Tuesday, the President tweeted about a new poll that was out showing him as "the most popular Republican in history of the Party" with a 90% approval rating among Republicans, but in fact he only beats Gerald Ford in recent history. Not only is he not the most popular Republican in history, but there's no way to say that for certain -- especially regarding Lincoln -- since there is no polling to consult from 1860.

Gallup has Trump's approval rating among Republicans at 88% right now, close to what he claimed it was in the tweet. That's compared to 37% approval among independents and 9% among Democrats.

And it's true that Trump's approval among Republicans is lofty. The most recent Gallup numbers tie Trump's highest approval in his own party since he became President in January 2017.

Trump is more popular among Republicans now than President Barack Obama was among Democrats at this point in his presidency. In July 2010, Obama received an 81% approval rating from the Democrats, which is lower than Trump's rating among Republicans today. However, Obama's highest rating at this point in his presidency from his own party was 93% in May 2009, which is higher than Trump's highest rating so far.

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