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Yahoo
28-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Trump calls to investigate 'fake' low approval polls
US President Donald Trump hit out Monday at "fake polls" showing dismal approval ratings for the Republican less than 100 days after returning to the White House. A Washington Post-ABC News survey last week revealed just 39 percent of Americans approved of Trump's job performance, while a New York Times poll put that figure at 42 percent. More than 40 percent of Americans "disapprove strongly" of Trump, The Post found. "Great Pollster John McLaughlin, one of the most highly respected in the industry, has just stated that The Failing New York Times Poll, and the ABC/Washington Post FAKE POLLS FROM FAKE NEWS ORGANIZATIONS," Trump posted on his Truth Social platform. McLaughlin is a close supporter of the president and a Republican researcher who has consistently published survey results favorable to Trump. The president, who has long seen the mainstream press as an enemy, accused pollsters and news organizations of suffering from "Trump Derangement Syndrome." "These people should be investigated for ELECTION FRAUD, and add in the FoxNews Pollster while you're at it," he said. With the exception of Bill Clinton and now Trump, US presidents dating back to Ronald Reagan have had an approval rating topping 50 percent after their first 100 days in office, according to the Pew Research Center. Trump has come racing out of the gates in his second term in office, slashing government agencies, launching trade wars with friends and foes alike and even taking on the judiciary over his immigration crackdown. While the opinion polls reflect a growing mistrust of White House economic policy, the pessimism appears yet to reach Trump's core base of supporters, whose adulation of the president largely has remained strong through thick and thin. Polls have pointed out that the low ratings for Trump, ever the divider who plays to his strengths, are essentially on par with those in 2017, at the same time in his first term. In today's hyper-divided political America, 70 percent of Republican voters and Republican-leaning independents still support Trump's tariff hikes, while 90 percent of Democrats oppose them, according to Pew. bur-cms/tjx/des
Mint
28-04-2025
- Politics
- Mint
‘They are sick': Trump says news agencies suffer from ‘Trump Degeneration Syndrome' after lowest 100 day approval rating
Donald Trump has rejected the approval ratings from various news agencies that came after 100 days of his presidency, calling the, 'fake polls from fake news organisations'. In a post on Truth Social, Donald Trump cited pollster John McLaughlin as he made the claims. 'Great Pollster John McLaughlin, one of the most highly respected in the industry, has just stated that The Failing New York Times Poll, and the ABC/Washington Post Poll, about a person named DONALD J. TRUMP, ME, are FAKE POLLS FROM FAKE NEWS ORGANIZATIONS,' he said. He said that news organisations are looking for a 'negative' result and should be investigated for 'election fraud'. 'The New York Times has only 37% Trump 2024 voters, and the ABC/Washington Post Poll has only 34% Trump Voters, unheard of numbers unless looking for a negative result, which they are. These people should be investigated for ELECTION FRAUD, and add in the FoxNews Pollster while you're at it,' Trump said. The US President took further jibes at the news agencies, saying that they suffer from the 'Trump Derangement Synndrome', calling them 'sick' 'They are Negative Criminals who apologize to their subscribers and readers after I WIN ELECTIONS BIG, much bigger than their polls showed I would win, loose a lot of credibility, and then go on cheating and lying for the next cycle, only worse. They suffer from Trump Derangement Syndrome, and there is nothing that anyone, or anything, can do about it. THEY ARE SICK, almost only write negative stories about me no matter how well I am doing (99.9% at the Border, BEST NUMBER EVER!), AND ARE TRULY THE ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE! I wish them well, but will continue to fight to, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN,' Trump said. (This is a developing story. Check back for details.) First Published: 28 Apr 2025, 04:02 PM IST
