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That is two-way.tv. Mark, welcome

back to the program. Very nice to be here, although Charlie got to admit I almost canceled for two

reasons. Do you want to know what they are? Yes, you do. Oh, boy. Here we go. Number one,

you still haven't come on two. Yes, you still haven't come on two way. And number two, there is a new glowing profile of you in the fake news New York Times today.

So how can I trust you when you are like giving unlimited access to the New York Times?

It's very questionable, very sus.

People seem to like that article.

But anyway, so Mark, yes, thank you, Mark for that. And so, so Mark,

I have several questions. I want to start with this CBS report that shows that President Trump's

approval rating seems to be rather significant for him, for him and for other presidents.

How does this compare with his first term? And can you give us some presidential

history and perspective? How do approval ratings tend to trend the first six months,

100 days of a presidency? Give us some perspective because from my recollection, they start high

and then they tend to taper. Yeah. Look, this is Donald Trump's high point in most polls

compared to his first term, but this is such an unusual situation. It's in some ways a second term,

but of course in some ways it's the first term. The energy, the mandate, the fact that he won the

popular vote this time, but not the first time. Most people who run for president and win twice do worse the second time.

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