Donald Trump: "My numbers are better right now than Ronald Reagan's numbers were with Jimmy Carter."

The Truth-o-Meter says: False | Donald Trump wrong about 1980 Ronald Reagan race against Jimmy Carter During a rally in Rome, N.Y., Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump cast himself as the inheritor of the mantle of Ronald Reagan -- at least in the way Reagan came from behind to win the 1980 presidential election. "I haven't even started on Hillary, and my numbers are better right now than Ronald Reagan's numbers were with Jimmy Carter," Trump said, at about the 17:50 mark. "Ronald Reagan had a 30 (percent) favorability and he was behind Jimmy Carter by so much everybody said, 'Oh, this is going to be a disaster.' " Does Trump have a solid historical ... >> More

Credit: Politifact.com: Statements from Donald Trump