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Topics: Donald Trump, Truth Social, Politics, US News
Emily Brown
Topics: Donald Trump, Truth Social, Politics, US News
Donald Trump has called for investigations into a number of news organizations after new polls revealed some unfortunate approval ratings as he approaches his 100th day back in the White House.
After winning the 2024 presidential election, Trump is set to mark his 100th day back in office tomorrow (April 29).
Ahead of the milestone, news organizations including ABC News, The Washington Post and The New York Times have conducted polls to determine how members of the public are feeling about the POTUS and all the changes he's made since regaining his title from Joe Biden.
It's no secret that Trump has been busy since he returned to office, targeting sports, history and education through various orders and implementing controversial tariffs, but how have these gone down well with the residents of his country?
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Well, not great, according to the polls.
A joint ABC News/Washington Post/Ipsos poll revealed that Trump has the lowest 100-day job approval rating of any president in the past 80 years, with 55 percent of people saying they disapprove of how Trump is handling his job as president.
Meanwhile, a New York Times and Siena College poll was even more damning as it revealed an approval rating of just 42 percent, with 66 percent of respondents describing his second term so far as 'chaotic'.
In the wake of the findings, Trump took to Truth Social in an attempt to brand the polls as fake news.
The POTUS cited pollster John McLaughlin, who queried those behind the polls as he said The Times only included 37 percent of Trump 2024 voters, while the Washington Post/ABC poll only had 34 percent Trump 2024 voters.
"Didn’t we win popular vote with 50%?," McLaughlin wrote in a post on Twitter.
Trump then referenced McLaughlin, writing: "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.
"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."
Trump went on to claim those behind the polls 'should be investigated for election fraud'.
"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," he continued.
Trump went on: "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!"
In its methodology, The New York Times said that participants in its survey were chosen from a list of registered voters, with more weight given to respondents from demographic groups that are underrepresented among survey respondents to ensure that the results reflect the entire voting population.
The ABC/Washington Post poll was conducted with a random national sample of 2,464 adults, with partisan divisions at 30-30-29 percent for Democrats-Republicans-independents.