WHERE THE PRESIDENT STANDS – AT 9:53 A.M. ET:  He stands pretty well, considering the pounding he's taking.  From Rasmussen: 

The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Friday shows that 47% of Likely U.S. Voters approve of President Trump’s job performance. Fifty-one percent (51%) disapprove. 

The latest figures include 34% who Strongly Approve of the president is performing and 43% who Strongly Disapprove. This gives him a Presidential Approval Index rating of -9.

COMMENT:   Not great, but not too different from where Obama stood, although the mainstream media seems to be avoiding that point.

However, the president must do everything he can to build approval, not destroy it.  Once again, he's gotten himself into an unforced error by questioning the death toll when the last hurricane hit Puerto Rico.  Of course, we all know that the monumental incompetence of the Puerto Rican government contributed mightily to the toll, but why does the president have to involve himself and question the numbers?  All he's done is come off as unfeeling, which he's not.  Emphasize the economy.  Stop getting into needless fights.

September 14,  2018