President Donald Trump’s job approval just jumped — and not by a rounding error. According to Rasmussen Reports’ daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Friday, 53% of likely U.S. voters approve of his performance, while 46% disapprove. On Monday, he sat at 48% approve / 51% disapprove. That’s a swing from –3 to +7 — a 10-point net shift in four days. (Media translation: suddenly, the “America hates Trump” chyron needs a rewrite.)

Rasmussen also finds 34% strongly approve and 37% strongly disapprove. Methodology note: the tracker surveys 300 likely voters nightly (rolling n=1,500), ±2.5 pts at 95% confidence. Yes, it’s the same poll they’ve been using—no mystery levers, just voters picking up the phone.

Now, for balance (and because we actually read the fine print): an Economist/YouGov poll released Tuesday shows 39% approve / 57% disapprove among U.S. adult citizens (n=1,567, ±3.5 pts). It’s their lowest weekly approval for Trump this term. Different samples, different modes, different screens (likely voters vs. all adults) — and guess what? Different results. Polling isn’t prophecy; it’s a snapshot. Still, when one major tracker swings 10 net points in a workweek, that’s called momentum.

What’s driving it? Could be the agenda sprint: prioritizing border security and illegal-immigration enforcement, moving to crack down on criminal activity in Washington, D.C., and even that late-August executive order to make federal architecture “beautiful again.” (Imagine buildings that don’t look like concrete shoeboxes. Very controversial to people who love concrete shoeboxes.)

Bottom line: Rasmussen has Trump net-positive and rising; Economist/YouGov has him underwater. Two stories, one week. The tie-breaker will be what voters feel in their communities: safer streets, a saner border, and a government that looks like it’s actually working. If the results keep matching the rhetoric, expect more movement — and a lot of pundits discovering “nuance” right on schedule. Good news for the country: when policy delivers, the numbers follow.