Trump Makes New Claim About His Approval Rating
Recent polling averages put Trump 15.5 points underwater, and no major survey shows approval near the 59% he claimed on Truth Social.
- On Sunday, President Donald Trump claimed a 59 percent approval rating in a Truth Social post, despite no major polling averages supporting this figure.
- The Times average as of Monday morning shows 39 percent approval and 58 percent disapproval; experts suggest Trump may have misinterpreted his disapproval rating as approval.
- Tahra Hoops, a director at the Chamber of Progress, questioned the accuracy, asking if he "accidentally mix up the numbers," while Nate Cohn, The Times' chief political analyst, noted Trump's ratings have fallen to a historic floor.
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Trump invents a new approval rating for himself
Donald Trump claimed on Truth Social that his approval rating had reached 59 percent, but multiple reputable polls place it much lower, averaging around 40 percent, with disapproval near 56 percent. Analysts warn those numbers could pose a challenge for Republicans in the midterm elections. Trump attributed the claimed “59 percent” approval rating to falling consumer prices and lower oil and gas costs. However, no credible polling organization h…
Lying Trump Says His Approval Is High and Oil Prices Dropping—It’s the Exact Opposite
It is once again Opposite Day for President Donald Trump, who claimed in a late-night social media post that his approval rating is up and oil prices are down, neither of which is actually true.
Demented Octogenarian Claims 59% Approval Rating
The Daily Beast reports: In a Sunday night Truth Social post, the 80-year-old president boasted about his “59 percent” approval rating, which he attributed to “prices coming down along with the lowering of oil and gas.” However, there are no reputable polls showing Trump with anything close to a 59 percent approval rating. In fact, several surveys published over the last few weeks show the president’s disapproval rating is closer to 59 percent, …
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