Trump Claims He Has Ridiculously High Approval Rating
President Trump claimed on Tuesday that his approval rating stands at 64%, contradicting consistent polling data showing his support underwater. Trump shared a graphic from Trafalgar Group—one of a handful of Trump-friendly pollsters—displaying 50.2% approval, yet he asserted without evidence that the actual figure is 64% and accused polls of being “rigged.”
Major polling organizations document Trump’s approval rating significantly below 50%. A Gallup poll released last week showed Trump 23 points underwater, while a Fox News survey from December recorded his lowest approval rating on economic handling at just 38%, despite Trump claiming he would give the economy an “A-plus-plus-plus-plus-plus” grade.
Trump’s inflation and economic claims contradict voter perception. He stated the country has “No Inflation” and a “powerful Military” and “great Economy,” yet Americans remain pessimistic about economic conditions according to multiple surveys. Trump also claimed he “inherited a total mess,” contradicting his current assertions of success.
Trump’s pattern of dismissing unfavorable data as rigged reflects his broader rejection of independent verification. He stated “The polls are rigged even more than the writers,” attributing his low approval to systemic bias rather than actual public sentiment measured across numerous independent sources.