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Trump’s high poll claims don’t match reality
CNN’s Jake Tapper looks into President Donald Trump’s claim that he has his highest poll numbers ever, even as a range of credible recent surveys show broad disapproval of his job performance.
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Florida Politics
· Jun 23, 2026
Paul Renner rips ‘junk poll’ from AIF, says Byron Donalds may not even have 30% support
Renner says internal surveys tell a different tale than what the public has seen for many months. The post Paul Renner rips ‘junk poll’ from AIF, says Byron Donalds may not even have 30 support appeared first on Florida Politics - Campaigns Elections. Lobbying Government..
Crooks and Liars
· Jun 27, 2026
Trump Claims His Approval Ratings Are At 65%
Some call him delusional. Some say his brain is becoming mush. Others claim he lives in a MAGA bubble. I'd say all three are applicable to this Truth Social post. McLaughlin Associates is a Republican polling outfit. As proof, Newsmax is flaunting it as if Trump is rocking it as president. We all know it's different. Several polls conducted around the same period show Trump's approval rating stuck in the 30s, while his disapproval numbers range from the high 50s to the mid-60s — according to CNN's Poll of Polls, which aggregates all major reputable presidential approval surveys. Social media users weighed in: “Other polls” and it’s from the bootlicking Newsmaxread more
The Daily Beast
· Jun 29, 2026
Delusional Trump, 80, Posts Unhinged 6.47 AM Response to Nightmare Polls
Evelyn Hockstein/REUTERSPresident Donald Trump has boasted of having his “Highest Poll Numbers Ever” despite a run of surveys showing his approval rating has cratered to the lowest point since he returned to office.The 80-year-old president fired off the claim at 6.47 a.m. Monday, insisting on Truth Social that his numbers are now “Even Higher Than Election Day, November 5th.” He added, without further context: “This despite the fact that, IRAN WILL NOT HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON.” Trump’s brag represents almost the perfect inverse of what pollsters have actually found. Analysis by The New York Times put his current average approval rating at just 38 percent and disapproval rating at 58 percent, for a net of -21. Read more at The Daily Beast.
The Epoch Times
· Jul 10, 2026
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Malaysiakini
· Jul 1, 2026
'Huge lie': Onn denies Anwar barred from using Muar hall
JOHOR POLLS | Caretaker MB says claim just a strategy to influence voters.
BingNews
· Jun 22, 2026
Comment s'explique la défaite de Kamala Harris?
Le poids écrasant des thèmes de l'immigration et de l'inflation, le vote pro-Trump des électeurs masculins, noirs ou latinos, une entrée en campagne trop tardive et pas assez distanciée de Joe Biden: ...
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Related coverage for "Trump’s high poll claims don’t match reality": Florida Politics — Paul Renner rips ‘junk poll’ from AIF, says Byron Donalds may not even have 30% support. Crooks and Liars — Trump Claims His Approval Ratings Are At 65%. The Daily Beast — Delusional Trump, 80, Posts Unhinged 6.47 AM Response to Nightmare Polls. The Epoch Times — Cook Political Report Shifts 4 Gubernatorial Races Toward Democrats. Malaysiakini — 'Huge lie': Onn denies Anwar barred from using Muar hall. BingNews — Comment s'explique la défaite de Kamala Harris?