- President Donald Trump claimed on Truth Social that his approval rating is as high as 65 percent, stating that "Honest Pollsters are very rare and hard to find."
- He shared a Newsmax article highlighting a McLaughlin & Associates survey that placed his approval at 50 percent among likely midterm voters.
- In contrast, recent credible polls from YouGov and Quinnipiac show Trump's approval rating significantly lower, hovering around 38-39 percent.
- These surveys also indicate high disapproval rates for Trump's overall job performance and his handling of key issues such as immigration, the economy, and the Iran war.
- Trump has a history of dismissing polls he deems unfavorable, previously labeling them "fake" and even filing a lawsuit against a pollster in 2024, which was later dropped.
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