The president argues mainstream surveys understate public support, pointing to internal data and what he calls visible gains on the economy, border security, and national strength.
By yourNEWS Media Newsroom
President Donald Trump is again challenging the credibility of mainstream polling, asserting that public approval of his presidency is far stronger than surveys reported by legacy media outlets.
In a post shared late Tuesday on Truth Social, Trump said published polls are “rigged” and claimed his actual job approval stands at 64 percent. He argued that Americans’ lived experience contradicts what he described as distorted polling narratives.
“The polls are rigged even more than the writers,” Trump wrote, adding that the country is “hotter than ever before.” He pointed to what he characterized as a strong border, the absence of inflationary pressure, a revitalized military, and a robust economy as reasons public support is substantially higher than reported.
Trump ended the message with a New Year’s greeting and referenced a Republican National Committee message circulated earlier in the day on X, which promoted a pro-Trump graphic and messaging emphasizing majority voter approval.
The RNC post highlighted an image of Trump in motion alongside text asserting that more than half of voters approve of his job performance, part of a broader GOP effort to counter what party leaders say is persistent media bias against the administration.
While Trump disputes many national polls, some recent survey data show improvement in his standing. A late-December national survey conducted by InsiderAdvantage found Trump’s approval rating returning to the 50 percent range among likely voters. The poll, conducted Dec. 19–20 with 800 respondents using text and mobile outreach, reported 50 percent approval, 41 percent disapproval, and 9 percent undecided, with a margin of error of 3.46 percent.
InsiderAdvantage pollster Matt Towery said the rebound followed several high-profile events, including Trump’s recent address to the nation and the release of updated inflation data. Towery noted that Trump’s approval had dipped in November before climbing again and said the recovery was most notable among independent voters, with gains also recorded among younger voters and women.
Towery also pointed to the relatively large share of undecided respondents as an indication that public opinion remains fluid, arguing that Republicans still have an opening to shape perceptions ahead of the midterm election cycle.
Other polling continues to show Trump with overwhelming support inside the Republican Party. An AP-NORC survey released earlier this month found roughly eight in ten Republicans approve of Trump’s handling of the presidency, underscoring his continued dominance within the GOP.
For Trump and his allies, the debate over approval ratings is less about statistical margins and more about credibility. Their argument is that voters should rely less on polling headlines and more on what they see in daily life — from border enforcement and national security to economic conditions they believe signal renewed strength under the current administration.
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