President Trump just tied his highest approval rating ever

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President Trump's historically dismal approval rating is no longer looking quite so historic. A Gallup poll released Monday shows that 513 days into his presidency, Trump has tied his highest approval rating at 45 percent. As Business Insider's Allan Smith observed, by comparison to past presidencies that isn't too shabby — it is even a blip higher than former President Bill Clinton's rating was on his 524th day in office:

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Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.