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Trump Touts Poll Showing Majority of Americans Disapprove of His Performance
Source: Mediate
by Aidan McLaughlin | 7:23 am, November 14th, 2017
President Donald Trump tweeted out a Rasmussen poll early Tuesday morning showing his approval rating at 46 per cent, calling it [one] of the most accurate polls:
Link to tweet
Trump added that the #FakeNews likes to say his approval rating is in the 30s, but that [they] are wrong, and [some] people think numbers could be in the 50s.
The Rasmussen poll Trump touted in his tweet, while showing his approval rating to be higher than most other polls, still doesnt look great for the president. While 46% of voters approve of his performance, 53% disapprove.
The latest figures include 30% who Strongly Approve of the way the president is performing and 44% who Strongly Disapprove, Rasmussen notes. This gives him a Presidential Approval Index rating of -14.
Read more: https://www.mediaite.com/online/trump-touts-poll-showing-majority-of-americans-disapprove-of-his-performance/
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Trump Touts Poll Showing Majority of Americans Disapprove of His Performance (Original Post)
DonViejo
Nov 2017
OP
trusty elf
(7,401 posts)1. Such a fecking idiot...
jesus, how embarrassing.
Pugster
(229 posts)2. Rasmussen had Hillary winning the popular vote
Yet Trump denies losing the popular vote.
malthaussen
(17,216 posts)3. In the Trumpiverse, 46% is probably a majority.
The other 54% are probably undocumented immigrants or something.
-- Mal
titaniumsalute
(4,742 posts)5. Best part about this??
It dropped to 44% today in Rasmussen. LOLOLOLOL.
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/trump_administration/trump_approval_index_history
Bragi2
(37 posts)7. Good one! /nt
Grammy23
(5,813 posts)6. He wishes....
Aint gonna happen, tRump. You have set the terms for your presidency and behavior. The people have responded. We dont like you, your behavior and your performance as President. Deal with that.