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Yahoo
11 hours ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
Trump tears into ‘biased' Fox News poll over approval rating of his border policies
President Donald Trump lashed out at Fox News Thursday after its most recent survey found his approval rating on one of his favorite issues — the U.S.-Mexico border — slipped slightly and is now hovering at just above 50 percent. Writing on Truth Social, Trump groused about what he called 'the crooked Fox News poll' and said the television network's polling has 'been biased against me for years' after the release of a June survey showing 53 percent of respondents approve of his handling of border security, compared with 46 percent who disapprove. The result is two points lower than an April survey by Fox showing 55 percent approved of his border handling with 40 percent disapproving, and a three-point drop compared to a March survey which revealed that 56 percent approved while 43 percent disapproved. Trump accused the poll, which was conducted as a joint operation of Democratic pollster Beacon Research and GOP pollster Shaw and Company Research, both widely respected survey firms, of being 'always wrong and negative' and suggested that his MAGA movement 'hates Fox News' because the polls aren't favorable enough to him. 'This has gone on for years, but they never change the incompetent polling company that does their work,' he said. He further opined that the 53 percent result showed in the recent survey is 'fake' and should be 'discredited' because 'the Border is miraculously perfect.' 'NOBODY WAS ABLE TO COME IN LAST MONTH. 60,000 people came in with Sleepy Joe in the same month last year. I hate FAKE pollsters, one of the Worst, but Fox will never change their discredited pollster,' he said. The same Fox News poll also shows Trump's approval rating underwater on other key issue areas. On immigration, just 46 percent of the 1,003 respondents contacted by phone or surveyed online said they approve of the president's performance, while 53 percent said they disapproved. Trump's numbers were even worse on foreign policy, showing a 42 percent approval rating versus 57 percent disapproval, and they slipped further on the pocketbook issues that powered his history-making return to the White House in last year's presidential election. When asked how to rate Trump's work on the economy thus far, just 40 percent of voters said they approved, while 58 percent gave him negative marks. Worse yet, just 34 percent said they approved of his performance on reducing inflation, while a whopping 64 percent — nearly two thirds of all U.S. voters — said they disapprove of his inflation handling. The president's 40 percent approval rating on the economy, while higher than the 38 percent rating found by Fox in their April 2025 poll, is still far lower than the ratings voters gave him during his first term in the White House. From 2017 through 2020, respondents in the Fox News poll never gave him an approval rating lower than 44 percent, the nadir of his first term reached in October 2017. By the last survey of his first term, in December 2020, 52 percent of voters approved of his handling of the economy compared with 45 percent who disapproved and four percent who said they did not know either way.
The Independent
11 hours ago
- Politics
- The Independent
Trump tears into ‘biased' Fox News poll over approval rating of his border policies
President Donald Trump lashed out at Fox News Thursday after its most recent survey found his approval rating on one of his favorite issues — the U.S.-Mexico border — slipped slightly and is now hovering at just above 50 percent. Writing on Truth Social, Trump groused about what he called 'the crooked Fox News poll' and said the television network's polling has 'been biased against me for years' after the release of a June survey showing 53 percent of respondents approve of his handling of border security, compared with 46 percent who disapprove. The result is two points lower than an April survey by Fox showing 55 percent approved of his border handling with 40 percent disapproving, and a three-point drop compared to a March survey which revealed that 56 percent approved while 43 percent disapproved. Trump accused the poll, which was conducted as a joint operation of Democratic pollster Beacon Research and GOP pollster Shaw and Company Research, both widely respected survey firms, of being 'always wrong and negative' and suggested that his MAGA movement 'hates Fox News' because the polls aren't favorable enough to him. 'This has gone on for years, but they never change the incompetent polling company that does their work,' he said. He further opined that the 53 percent result showed in the recent survey is 'fake' and should be 'discredited' because 'the Border is miraculously perfect.' 'NOBODY WAS ABLE TO COME IN LAST MONTH. 60,000 people came in with Sleepy Joe in the same month last year. I hate FAKE pollsters, one of the Worst, but Fox will never change their discredited pollster,' he said. The same Fox News poll also shows Trump's approval rating underwater on other key issue areas. On immigration, just 46 percent of the 1,003 respondents contacted by phone or surveyed online said they approve of the president's performance, while 53 percent said they disapproved. Trump's numbers were even worse on foreign policy, showing a 42 percent approval rating versus 57 percent disapproval, and they slipped further on the pocketbook issues that powered his history-making return to the White House in last year's presidential election. When asked how to rate Trump's work on the economy thus far, just 40 percent of voters said they approved, while 58 percent gave him negative marks. Worse yet, just 34 percent said they approved of his performance on reducing inflation, while a whopping 64 percent — nearly two thirds of all U.S. voters — said they disapprove of his inflation handling. The president's 40 percent approval rating on the economy, while higher than the 38 percent rating found by Fox in their April 2025 poll, is still far lower than the ratings voters gave him during his first term in the White House. From 2017 through 2020, respondents in the Fox News poll never gave him an approval rating lower than 44 percent, the nadir of his first term reached in October 2017. By the last survey of his first term, in December 2020, 52 percent of voters approved of his handling of the economy compared with 45 percent who disapproved and four percent who said they did not know either way.
Fox News
24-04-2025
- Politics
- Fox News
Fox News Poll: Major increase in positive views on border security
Fifty percent of voters think U.S. border security is better now than it was two years ago, an improvement of 39 percentage points since the question was last asked. They also give President Donald Trump high marks for his handling of border security and immigration amid otherwise low job ratings on the issues. A majority of 55% approve of Trump's job performance on border security (40% disapprove), making it his only net positive rating. Almost all Republicans (90%), a large minority of Independents (44%), and a quarter of Democrats (24%) approve of his handling of the border. He also receives a record-high rating on immigration with 47% approving (48% disapprove) and another 45% approve of his work on deportations of illegal immigrants (49% disapprove). His marks are lower on guns (41% approve), foreign policy (40%), taxes (38%), the economy (38%), tariffs (33%), and inflation (33%). By a 50-22% margin, voters say border security is better today than it was two years ago. That's a reversal from May 2023, when by 11-51% they said it was worse. The shift is driven by more Republicans (+79 points) and Independents (+30) saying border security has improved. Democrats were split on the subject two years ago (20% better, 21% worse) but now feel border security is worse rather than better (23% better, 36% worse). While voters overall feel positive about the situation at the border, they feel less so about the treatment of illegal immigrants and those seeking asylum. The largest share feels the Trump administration is being too tough both on illegal immigrants (44%) and those legally seeking asylum (46%) as opposed to not being tough enough (20% for illegal immigrants, 15% for asylum-seekers). About a third think Trump strikes the right balance with both groups. Three-quarters of Democrats and roughly half of Independents think the administration is being too tough on illegal immigrants and asylum-seekers, while majorities of Republicans think his treatment is about right. Overall, these results are relatively unchanged from April 2019, the most recent trend on these questions. "These data reinforce the notion that border security and immigration are separable issues," says Republican pollster Daron Shaw, who helps run the Fox News Poll along with Democrat Chris Anderson. "When it comes to securing the southern border, Trump's policies are very popular. But the public response to how the administration is handling 11 million undocumented immigrants is mixed, and many are strongly opposed. If he's to succeed politically on this front, he'll need to message carefully." Voters see federal district court judges who have challenged Trump on his policies, including on the deportation of illegal immigrants, as legitimately exercising their power as part of the country's system of checks and balances (58%) as opposed to unlawfully interfering with the president's constitutional authority (33%). Majorities of Democrats and Independents feel the judges are within their right to challenge the president, while a majority of Republicans think they are illegally interfering. "While Trump may feel he is on favorable ground when he is arguing about deportation and immigration with Democrats, there are obvious risks to pushing it too far," says Anderson. "One is he is seen as doing it at the expense of the economic issues, which concern voters more than immigration. Another is ignoring the courts and losing supporters who see value in checks and balances on power." Voter concerns about immigration land in the middle of 10 issues, with two-thirds (66%) saying they are extremely or very concerned about the matter. Inflation (82% extremely or very concerned), political divisions (78%), health care (76%), government spending (73%), and a recession (72%) rank higher than immigration (66%). Two-thirds (66%) are also concerned with Iran getting nuclear weapons (66%) and the trade war with China escalating (66%). Russia's invasion of Ukraine (61%) and the stock market (58%) rank last. Immigration, government spending, and inflation are the top issues for Republicans; for Democrats it's inflation, recession concerns and health care; and for Independents it's inflation, recession, and political divisions. Conducted April 18-21, 2025, under the direction of Beacon Research (D) and Shaw & Company Research (R), this Fox News survey includes interviews with a sample of 1,104 registered voters randomly selected from a national voter file. Respondents spoke with live interviewers on landlines (127) and cellphones (703) or completed the survey online after receiving a text (274). Results based on the full sample have a margin of sampling error of ±3 percentage points. Sampling error for results among subgroups is higher. In addition to sampling error, question wording and order can influence results. Weights are generally applied to age, race, education, and area variables to ensure the demographics are representative of the registered voter population. Sources for developing weight targets include the American Community Survey, Fox News Voter Analysis, and voter file data.
Yahoo
22-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
New polls reveal what Americans think about Trump months into his second term
President Donald Trump, with the stroke of a pen, signed an executive order this week to begin the longstanding conservative goal of demolishing the Department of Education. "Today we take a very historic action that was 45 years in the making," Trump said at a White House signing ceremony. "It's about time." Trump has been on a tear since returning to the White House two months ago, flexing his political muscles to expand presidential powers as he's upended longstanding government policy and made major cuts to the federal workforce through a flurry of executive orders and actions. Trump has signed close to 100 executive orders since his inauguration, according to a count from Fox News, which far surpasses the rate of any recent presidential predecessors during their opening weeks in office. CHECK OUT WHAT THE LATEST FOX NEWS NATIONAL POLL SAYS ABOUT PRESIDENT TRUMP The president touts that "a lot of great things are happening" and that "things are doing very well," but it's clear that Americans are divided on the job Trump's doing so far in his second tour of duty in the White House. Read On The Fox News App Trump's approval rating stood at 49% in the latest Fox News national survey, with 51% giving the president a thumbs down in the survey, which was conducted March 14-17. Problematic Poll Numbers For The Democrats The Fox News poll is the latest national survey to Trump's approval rating slightly underwater, and it's also the latest to indicate a massive partisan divide over the president and his agenda. Ninety-two percent of Republican respondents approved of the president's performance, while an equal percentage of Democrats gave Trump a big thumbs down. More than six-in-ten independents said they disapproved of the job Trump is doing. The president's 49% overall approval rating matches the all-time high for Trump in Fox News polling, which he last reached in April 2020, near the end of his first term in office. And that's six points higher than where he stood at this point in his first administration (43% approval in March 2017). Trump's poll numbers were almost entirely in negative territory in most surveys for the entirety of his first term in office. Head Here For The Latest Fox News Polling "The difference is largely a function of the consolidation of the Republican base," Daron Shaw, who serves as a member of the Fox News Decision Team and is the Republican partner on the Fox News Poll, noted. "The party's completely solidified behind him," added Shaw, a politics professor and chair at the University of Texas, who noted that Trump's current rock-solid GOP support wasn't the case at the start of the first term, when he had troubles with some Republicans. Shaw highlighted that "Democrats were consolidated against Trump in 2017. They're consolidated against him now." Pointing to recent polls indicating Democratic Party favorability at all-time lows, he said "they don't like their own party very much, but they all agreed that they don't like Trump." While Trump's poll numbers are superior to where he stood eight years ago, there's been a bit of slippage. An average of all the most recent national polls indicates that Trump's approval ratings are just below water. Trump has seen his numbers edge down slightly since returning to the White House in late January, when an average of his polls indicated the president's approval rating in the low 50s and his disapproval in the mid-40s. Contributing to the slide – the economy and jitters that Trump's tariffs on both foes and friends will spark further inflation, which was a pressing issue that kept former President Biden's approval ratings well below water for most of his presidency. The latest Fox News poll as well as other recent surveys point to growing skepticism about Trump's economic actions and policies. Shaw says it all comes down to independents. "If the Republicans are locked down in favor of Trump and Democrats locked down in opposition, it's just independents," he said. Polls indicate independents are currently giving Trump a thumbs down on his handling of the economy. But Shaw offered that "if inflation comes down a bit, if there's some growth, those numbers are going to flip. That's what independents do. They go with the times."Original article source: New polls reveal what Americans think about Trump months into his second term
Fox News
22-03-2025
- Politics
- Fox News
New polls reveal what Americans think about Trump months into his second term
President Donald Trump, with the stroke of a pen, signed an executive order this week to begin the longstanding conservative goal of demolishing the Department of Education. "Today we take a very historic action that was 45 years in the making," Trump said at a White House signing ceremony. "It's about time." Trump has been on a tear since returning to the White House two months ago, flexing his political muscles to expand presidential powers as he's upended longstanding government policy and made major cuts to the federal workforce through a flurry of executive orders and actions. Trump has signed close to 100 executive orders since his inauguration, according to a count from Fox News, which far surpasses the rate of any recent presidential predecessors during their opening weeks in office. The president touts that "a lot of great things are happening" and that "things are doing very well," but it's clear that Americans are divided on the job Trump's doing so far in his second tour of duty in the White House. Trump's approval rating stood at 49% in the latest Fox News national survey, with 51% giving the president a thumbs down in the survey, which was conducted March 14-17. The Fox News poll is the latest national survey to Trump's approval rating slightly underwater, and it's also the latest to indicate a massive partisan divide over the president and his agenda. Ninety-two percent of Republican respondents approved of the president's performance, while an equal percentage of Democrats gave Trump a big thumbs down. More than six-in-ten independents said they disapproved of the job Trump is doing. The president's 49% overall approval rating matches the all-time high for Trump in Fox News polling, which he last reached in April 2020, near the end of his first term in office. And that's six points higher than where he stood at this point in his first administration (43% approval in March 2017). Trump's poll numbers were almost entirely in negative territory in most surveys for the entirety of his first term in office. "The difference is largely a function of the consolidation of the Republican base," Daron Shaw, who serves as a member of the Fox News Decision Team and is the Republican partner on the Fox News Poll, noted. "The party's completely solidified behind him," added Shaw, a politics professor and chair at the University of Texas, who noted that Trump's current rock-solid GOP support wasn't the case at the start of the first term, when he had troubles with some Republicans. Shaw highlighted that "Democrats were consolidated against Trump in 2017. They're consolidated against him now." Pointing to recent polls indicating Democratic Party favorability at all-time lows, he said "they don't like their own party very much, but they all agreed that they don't like Trump." While Trump's poll numbers are superior to where he stood eight years ago, there's been a bit of slippage. An average of all the most recent national polls indicates that Trump's approval ratings are just below water. Trump has seen his numbers edge down slightly since returning to the White House in late January, when an average of his polls indicated the president's approval rating in the low 50s and his disapproval in the mid-40s. Contributing to the slide – the economy and jitters that Trump's tariffs on both foes and friends will spark further inflation, which was a pressing issue that kept former President Biden's approval ratings well below water for most of his presidency. The latest Fox News poll as well as other recent surveys point to growing skepticism about Trump's economic actions and policies. Shaw says it all comes down to independents. "If the Republicans are locked down in favor of Trump and Democrats locked down in opposition, it's just independents," he said. Polls indicate independents are currently giving Trump a thumbs down on his handling of the economy. But Shaw offered that "if inflation comes down a bit, if there's some growth, those numbers are going to flip. That's what independents do. They go with the times."
