Donald Trump Demands Investigations Into Negative Approval Rating Polls

[Mr. Sparkle]

Source: Newsweek

President Donald Trump has said pollsters that have shown his approval ratings sliding in recent weeks should be investigated for "election fraud." Trump cited recent polls from The New York Times, ABC News/The Washington Post, and Fox News, which put his approval rating on 42 percent, 39 percent, and 44 percent respectively. Responding to the polls, Trump wrote on Truth Social on Monday: "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." Newsweek contacted the White House for comment on Monday outside of regular working hours.

The ABC News/The Washington Post poll showed that Trump's approval rating had dropped to the lowest level of any president in 80 years at this point in their presidencies. The New York Times/Siena poll found that only 31 percent of respondents approved of Trump's handling of the deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, and only 43 percent approved of his handling of the economy.

Responding to the pollsters, Trump wrote: "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." He added: "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!"

Read more: https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-demands-investigations-negative-approval-rating-polls-2064949

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Not the onion

[BoRaGard]

1. "We all love you, O yes we do. To you we'll be true." - No Honorable American Ever

G.O.P. is all slick and subby for the Dear Leader on-your-knees worship shit.

How do they sleep at night?

[DBoon]

44. 'Donald Trump Is the Kindest, Bravest, Warmest, Most Wonderful Human Being I've Ever Known in My Life'

Referencing The Manchurian Candidate for a perfect description of brainwashing

[LiberalLovinLug]

57. He is surrounded by yes men and women who tell him things like the SCOTUS voted 9 - 0 in HIS favour

Instead of 0 - 9 against him. And he believes it of course.

Its almost like elder and idiot abuse. They need Trump to be the face of their cruelty. A cruelty that they have always fantasized about but not one of them is arrogant or charismatic or brave enough to step up and do it themselves. They keep him in a bubble, feeding his narcissism

[Escurumbele]

93. When I read the headline I laughed, I really thought it was "The Onion"...

[sop]

2. "A person named DONALD J. TRUMP, ME..."

Trump is "loosing" his mind.

[SomewhereInTheMiddle]

24. DONALD J. TRUMP, ME...

I did not know he was a Medical Examiner. Master of Engineering? Mechanical Engineer? Maine? Methodist Episcopal?

I wonder what else it might mean?

[dchill]

63. Mercy Enema.

[HarryM]

91. Mentally Erratic

[louis-t]

64. "Loose" for "Lose" is my biggest pet peeve.

Ever. Like we've never seen.

[twodogsbarking]

3. The King of Fake calls the polls fake.

[FakeNoose]

65. Exactly right! His poll numbers have always been fake

Now even his fake polls are tanking ... people have finally realized what a total fraud he is.

[DENVERPOPS]

98. Even the Fox polls are attacking him,

big time, just watched a video of Fox News talking heads, going after him due to the Fox News Polls that are showing his demise.

[Lovie777]

4. Dictator.................

[The Madcap]

18. You left out the "k."

[AZLD4Candidate]

5. " loose a lot of credibility????" Loose？ This is as stoopid as people who spell it "fucken."

[Ponietz]

23. Lose screw is loosing it

[Bernardo de La Paz]

33. Loose screw is losing it

Look up those words.

[Ponietz]

35. Guess you didn't follow the sarcasm

[Bernardo de La Paz]

36. You are right. Thanks. I did not catch that the stable genius used it. . . . nt

[underpants]

60. "after I win elections big" got me

[everyonematters]

6. This is narcissism creating delusions.

[Meowmee]

7. Thought it had to be a joke at first 🤮

[Escape]

16. I checked immediately..

to see if it was The Onion or Borowitz.

[Omnipresent]

8. Awe, his feelings are hurt...

As some of his supporters like saying, “Fuck your feelings”.

[Torchlight]

9. Considering his poor performance,

his failure to inspire confidence in anyone but useful idiots, and his general incompetence, I wouldn't be surprised if his approval ratings fell into the mid- or even low-twenties by midsummer — especially once the consequences of his inept policies start impacting even the simplest everyday purchases

[yardwork]

10. 99.9% at the border?

What.

[Ritabert]

11. The only question why his approval rating is as high as 42%

It should be 0%.

[AZLD4Candidate]

12. Changed three words of this song because this is what he wants.

You pushed away the severe storm
You made us believe, Comrade Donald Trump
We cannot live without you
Our country cannot exist without you!

Our future and hope depend on you
People's fate depends on you, Comrade Donald Trump
We cannot live without you
Our country cannot exist without you!

Even if the world changes hundreds of times
People believe in you, Comrade Donald Trump
We cannot live without you
Our country cannot exist without you!

Oh... Our Comrade Donald Trump
Our country cannot exist without you!

[ananda]

13. Well, he has some weapons of choice to use against pollsters...

Let's see:'

lawsuit

firing

buying them out

criminalizing them and having them arrested

siccing his cult on them


Oh I don't know, what WILL he do?

[NCDem47]

14. If he's railing against the polls...

it must be eating him up on the inside.

GOOD.

For a while there, I thought he wouldn't care about polling as he's alerady "in" and can do destruction. But his egocentric persoanlity, and SOME level of self awareness that his dropping polls are not good for him, keeps him highly intereted in where he stands with the public.

[BigmanPigman]

32. I was thinking the same thing!

[BlueKota]

80. Narcissists will never accept the fact

that it's their own behavior that makes people despise them. In their minds it's the people who do despise them that are the "sicko criminals."

It's sad in a way because it is a mental illness, that usually can't be helped. The person suffering from it won't accept there is anything wrong with them and won't seek out mental health treatment.

The people who are manipulating his madness for their own benefits are even more despicable than he is.

[Eugene]

15. Of course he did this, but unless he's running for an unconstitutional 3rd term, how is it election interference?

D.Rump has gone full tyrant. He isn't bothering with even the pretense of legitimacy.

[Martin Eden]

103. It doesn't have to make sense, as long as MAGA gets the message he's the victim of lies and radical left conspiracy

His voters are perfectly capable of Orwellian doublethink. For example, Jan 6 was a normal tourist day full of love -- and also a false flag riot instigated by the FBI and Antifa.

[IronLionZion]

17. I thought this was satire, but I guess not

[Ray Bruns]

19. And I demand a unicorn that craps gold bricks!

But I’m pretty sure that’s not happening either.

[Dave Id]

20. Poor Donnie is butt hurt

I figure Trump will outlaw polling all together, since his numbers have tanked. Surprised he's settling for investigating the polls. That will only verify what the polls are showing and deepen his butt-hurt.

[Trueblue Texan]

21. When you read a story like this...

…and you think it’s a joke, then learn it’s not, you have to call it insanity.

[Wounded Bear]

22. We're just not into you donnie...

[Martin68]

25. Trump just draws more attention to his negative polls, and it makes him look weak and petty. Stupid!

[Fla Dem]

26. Besides being a delusional, demented, old man, his staff is feeding him positive news.

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Stephen Miller is the biggest propagandist, then he listens to all the RW "NEWS" shows who never say anything that will upset him.

[UpInArms]

27. Was looking for the Onion link

Forgot we are dealing with a Nazi toddler

[HipChick]

37. You're not the only one..

[kysrsoze]

28. The dumbest motherfucker on the planet

I just cannot take his stupidity anymore. How can such an absolute dipshit rise to this level?

[Postal Grunt]

52. He was elected by gullible, oblivious, and of course, the uneducated. NT

[mdbl]

62. I don't know about dumbest

I can't choose between him, his voters or his propagandists.

[FullySupportDems]

29. Our Dear Leader has such thin skin

Take out the Sharpie and fix those numbers right up!
I guess this is the kind of crazy crap he uses to keep us distracted? The outrage of the day? God I am so sick of it.

Fixed typo

[3catwoman3]

86. Graydon Carter, former Vanity Fair editor, really nailed it when he said...

..."Like so many bullies, Trump has skin of gossamer." Carter famously called him "a short-fingered vulgarian,"
which, by all accounts, totally infuriated Trump.

"To this day, I receive the occasional envelope from Trump. There is always a photo of him—generally a tear sheet from a magazine. On all of them he has circled his hand in gold Sharpie in a valiant effort to highlight the length of his fingers," Carter wrote. "I almost feel sorry for the poor fellow because, to me, the fingers still look abnormally stubby."

[PortTack]

30. Makes my Monday morning!!

[hadEnuf]

31. Paranoid little dictator.

Everybody should worship him and anyone who doesn't is anti-American or a terrorist.

Trump is clinically insane.

Republicans might want to act as he will come for them too.

[walkingman]

34. No Donald - we just do not like you....period.

[tornado34jh]

38. Trump has like an OCD to polls

Did you ever hear Biden, Obama, or Clinton ever get obsessed with polls? Heck, as far I was know, even George W. Bush wasn't obsessed with polls. If you are that worried about polls, that sounds to me like it is you who has a problem.

[ReRe]

39. ROFLMAO

[hay rick]

40. Another full diaper.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

41. Paranoid Donny?

Are you expecting people to throw rose petals at your feet?

[Zorro]

42. Yes! Investigate those Fox News polls!

Rupert will be grateful!

[2MuchNoise]

43. Sigh. So tiresome.

[Wiz Imp]

45. And of course, Trump is lying here as well.

"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."

In the NYT/Siena poll, 16% of their sample said they didn't vote in 2024 which seems very high (It would not surprise me if a significant percentage of these people actually voted for Trump but are too embarrassed to admit it now). But amongst those that did, 38% voted for Trump and 38% Harris. When they removed the "did not vote" people, it was 46% to 46%. 6% said they didn't know or refused to answer. I'm willing to bet that the vast majority of those are Trump voters too embarrassed to admit it at this point. Ultimately, the sample was, at worst, 50-50 between Trump and Harris which is what you should expect and in no way a sample that is biased against Trump.

The WaPo/ABC poll was similar. For some reason, they showed an even larger group of people who did not vote in 2024. Again, I would have to guess that there are significant numbers of Trump voters embarrassed by their Trump vote at this point so they lied and said they didn't vote. The breakdown in this poll was:

Voted - Harris = 848 / Voted - Trump = 842 / Did not vote = 729

So again, 50-50 between Trump and Harris which would not in any way be biased against Trump.

[Vinca]

46. What part of "we hate you, we really hate you" doesn't he get??

[Botany]

47. Why do the polls disagree with the vote?

Simple reason. Trump cheats end of story. In 2024 Musk and the GRU were into the data.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

48. Maddow Blog-As his approval rating sinks, Trump wants investigations into pollsters

Instead of dealing with the failures that have led to his drop in support, the president is blaming pollsters and news organizations.

Trump could deal with the failures that have made him so unpopular.

But he apparently finds it easier to call for investigations into "criminal" pollsters — rhetoric that's become difficult to simply shrug off. www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...

— Steve Benen (@stevebenen.com) 2025-04-28T12:06:22.131Z

Trump could deal with the failures that have made him so unpopular.

But he apparently finds it easier to call for investigations into "criminal" pollsters — rhetoric that's become difficult to simply shrug off.

Link to tweet

https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/approval-rating-sinks-trump-wants-investigations-pollsters-rcna203262

For his part, Trump has seen the shift in public attitudes, and he’s ready to reassess the direction of his failing presidency.

No, I’m just kidding. He’s actually lashing out at pollsters in new and ridiculous ways. Newsweek noted:

President Donald Trump has said pollsters that have shown his approval ratings sliding in recent weeks should be investigated for “election fraud.” Trump cited recent polls from The New York Times, ABC News/The Washington Post, and Fox News, which put his approval rating on 42 percent, 39 percent, and 44 percent respectively.

As this week got underway, Trump, shortly before sunrise, published an item to his social media platform that read, “We don’t have a Free and Fair ‘Press’ in this Country anymore. We have a Press that writes BAD STORIES, and CHEATS, BIG, ON POLLS. IT IS COMPROMISED AND CORRUPT. SAD!”

That came shortly on the heels of a related item, in which he lashed out at “FAKE POLLS FROM FAKE NEWS ORGANIZATIONS.” The president added, “These people should be investigated for ELECTION FRAUD, and add in the FoxNews Pollster while you’re at it.”.....

The hysterics were not altogether surprising. Trump did, after all, sue The Des Moines Register for publishing the results of a poll he didn’t like. So it stands to reason that he’d freak out in response to an avalanche of survey data showing his fading popularity.

But to the extent that reality has any bearing on this discussion, there are a few things to keep in mind here. The first is that there is no conspiracy: Polls show Trump struggling because Trump is failing and much of the public has noticed.

Second, the basis of the president’s weird conspiracy theory is absurd on its face: Pollsters can’t be engaged in “election interference” when there is no election, and the politician in question can’t run for re-election. (Even if there were an election, of course, there’s nothing improper about releasing public opinion research that one party doesn’t like.)

Third, and most importantly, some might feel the temptation to simply shrug off Trump’s call for an investigation into “criminal” polling, but given recent events, that seems inherently risky. This president has already a demonstrated a willingness to direct the Justice Department to go after his perceived foes, and there’s no reason to assume he’ll abandon these authoritarian-style tactics anytime soon.

[hadEnuf]

70. Present your evidence, Donny boy.

You asshole.

It must be an embarrassment to be a Republican now-a-days.

[muriel_volestrangler]

49. What. An. Arsehole. (nt)

[33taw]

50. Yes, please focus on this Trump and stop deporting children with cancer and destroying programs

that help people. And, watch your approval numbers go up.

[mobeau69]

51. Hell, Pope Francis hated your guts, dotard.

[Torrent63]

53. Waaaaah.

Someone needs a diaper changed.

[timms139]

54. The investigation will

reveal the poll numbers are a result of 1: Treating people seeking a better life like sub humans.2: Reckless tariffs on everything that are disrupting the supply chain and raising prices on everything . 3: Disobeying court orders 4:Lying about everything you are doing .5: Degrading everyone and everything that points to your unlawful behavior . 6:Allowing reckless people handle our national security.7:Taking a wrecking ball to the constitution . 7 things that cause the poll numbers to be where they should be and if this isn't enough reason let's add number 8: Not helping Ukraine defeat your idol Putin .

[mzmolly]

55. So, arresting pollsters is next?

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

73. He'll sue a couple pollsters for millions of dollars.

Then they'll give him 100% approval ratings. Hey, it worked for ABC.

[mzmolly]

94. That

too!

Insane times we're living in.

[Baitball Blogger]

56. I hope SNL rips him a new one. He just keeps giving them material.

[IronLionZion]

58. Some people are saying the fraud goes straight to the top

that the president of the USA is behind the falling approval ratings. Conspiracy!

[LudwigPastorius]

59. What a whiny, diapered, thin skinned man-baby he is.

...just a black, vacuous ego hole that needs constant assurance that he is somebody.

[Trueblue1968]

61. We hate. "Drooling Sleepy Snoring DonOLD's guts !!!! #ImpeachTrump

[red dog 1]

66. Unbelievable!

What will this ass-clown say next?

[mdbl]

67. What's to investigate? Most people can't stand even seeing his face on the news

Other than a really weird or vile group that thinks he's Jesus or his sycophants who are all afraid he'll fire them. Didn't he know?

[rustysgurl]

68. I could tell him ...

but he won't ask me.

[Sogo]

69. Hilarious!!

What a cry-baby....

[NotHardly]

71. Macho Trump is sure a little whinny crybaby.

[Skittles]

72. HOW does The Oninon compete with this shit?

AND HOW do people go through life and never figure out the difference between LOSE AND LOOSE???

[Karasu]

74. ...Fucking really? This shitshow of an administration needs to fucking collapse NOW.

[AdamGG]

75. Next step - ICE will send pollsters to El Salvador n/t

[Hekate]

76. The ruler of the country (and the world! trump says so! ) is insane. Really.

[Turbineguy]

77. He thinks he's helping.

[justaprogressive]

78. Donny is the reason

Lewis Black retired from stand-up!

[LymphocyteLover]

79. He's losing whatever was left of his mind, What a delusional asshole.

[Doodley]

81. This is what he has done all his life---blame others for his own incompetence. That is why he has umpteen failed

businesses and has never learnt a thing. He is always the victim who has done everything perfectly. It is never his fault.

[Chasstev365]

82. Donald:

Seriously Dude: GET HELP!

[LW1977]

83. What a Fanta flavored snowflake!

[Blue Owl]

84. Please put him out of his fucking misery already

[NickB79]

85. There can't be election fraud, since he can't be re-elected

Two terms per the Constitution.

[orangecrush]

87. Hey Caligula

I've been getting calls from pollsters every day.

I tell every one of them you suck shit

[58Sunliner]

88. THEY ARE SICK AND ARE TRULY THE ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE!-Sounds like a personal problem.

John McLaughlin, obsequious bootlicker, I mean ass kisser.

[PedroXimenez]

89. also anyone protesting is a paid operative

and anyone who says prices are going up is a terrorist, and anyone who says The Apprentice didn't win every Emmy is a traitor.

[justgamma]

90. Don't forget he sued

an Des Moines pollster for getting the election poll wrong. It was laughed out of court, but this is sop for him.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/17/media/trump-lawsuit-des-moines-register-ann-selzer-poll/index.html

[Rebl2]

92. Doesn't

he have better things to do. Touch up his makeup and hair.

[Godot51]

95. drumpf...

... focuses on the truly important issues, the ones that stay in his head.

[MissouriDem47]

96. Investigation Now?

They should hold hold off on the the investigation because the numbers are going to keep getting worse. Of course he could always sue them like he did CBS and 60 Minutes.

[Historic NY]

97. Wouldn't it be something if they were even lower.

[Klondike Kat]

99. Careful, Donnie

An investigation may show that you're more universally loathed than what the polls indicated.

[OldBaldy1701E]

100. But yeah, let's wait and see.

Brilliant idea.

[GPV]

101. He can be a snowflake on his own dime. I'm not paying for this crap!

[mahina]

102. As Rachel said. You can tell it bugs him.

To be clear, not that it is approvals in the shitter, but that it’s being reported

[republianmushroom]

104. donald uncork your head from Putin's ass

and you may learn something.