{"id":2527557,"date":"2025-12-31T18:01:01","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T23:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-slams-rigged-polling-data-claims-real-approval-is-over-60\/"},"modified":"2025-12-31T18:02:57","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T23:02:57","slug":"trump-slams-rigged-polling-data-claims-real-approval-is-over-60","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-slams-rigged-polling-data-claims-real-approval-is-over-60\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump slams &#8216;rigged&#8217; polling data, claims &#8216;real&#8217; approval is over 60%"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-slams-rigged-polling-data-claims-real-approval-is-over-60%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2527557&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Donald Trump disputed recent approval polls on Truth Social, calling them &#8220;rigged&#8221; and claiming his true approval is around 64%. He shared Trafalgar Group data showing 50.2% approval (46.7% strong approval) versus 44.6% disapproval; that poll surveyed 1,098 likely voters Dec. 26-27 and has a 2.9% margin of error.<\/p>\n<p>Other polling and aggregators tell a different story. Nate Silver&#8217;s Silver Bulletin and related measures show weaker ratings for Trump and indicate he is underwater on several issues-inflation (negative ratings around 28.8%) and low scores on the economy and trade\/tariffs (about 20.5%).<\/p>\n<p>Washington Examiner commentators noted Trump has delivered for his base on key issues, which could help Republicans in 2026, but warned he may lack political runway if the GOP loses its narrow House majority.They also pointed out that Democrats are facing very <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-blames-coronavirus-anxiety-and-misinformation-for-disastrous-polling-numbers\/\" title=\"Joe Biden Blames Coronavirus Anxiety and Misinformation for Disastrous ... Numbers\">poor approval numbers<\/a> (reported at roughly 15% approval vs. 77% disapproval) and internal primary dynamics that could complicate their chances in swing states.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump slams &lsquo;rigged&rsquo; polling data, claims &lsquo;real&rsquo; approval is over 60%<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2459874\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> pushed back against his approval numbers ahead of 2026, claiming his approval rating is north of 60% on Tuesday night.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Trump posted a graphic of himself claiming that over 50% of voters approve of him, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thetrafalgargroup.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/National-25-Trump-Approval-Report-1228.pdf\">citing data<\/a> from the Trafalgar Group. The survey&rsquo;s latest polling puts Trump at 50.2% approval, with 46.7% showing strong approval, versus 44.6% in disapproval of the president; however, the survey was conducted with only 1,098 likely voters in a general election.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4379309\/trump-national-guard-withdrawal-chicago-los-angeles-portland\/\">Trump withdraws National Guard from Chicago, LA, and Portland despite &#8216;greatly reduced&#8217; crime<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4379181\/trump-colorado-governor-district-attorney-rot-in-hell-tina-peters-incarceration\/\">Trump tells Colorado governor and district attorney to &#8216;rot in Hell&#8217; over Tina Peters incarceration<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4375511\/trump-veto-miccosukee-tribe-territory-expansion-everglades-alligator-alcatraz-opposition\/\">Trump vetoes law expanding Miccosukee tribe&#8217;s territory in Everglades after its opposition to &#8216;Alligator Alcatraz&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;The polls are rigged even more than the writers. The real number is 64%, and why not, our Country is &lsquo;hotter&rsquo; than ever before. Isn&rsquo;t it nice to have a STRONG BORDER, No Inflation, a powerful Military, and great Economy??? Happy New Year!&rdquo; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/115811936714151078\">Trump wrote on Truth Social<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Trafalgar Group&rsquo;s data was collected from Dec. 26 through Dec. 27, and has a margin of error of 2.9%.<\/p>\n<p>Trump claiming he&rsquo;s sitting at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-will-deliver-first-speech-to-congress-in-nearly-empty-house-chamber\/\" title=\"Biden Will Deliver First Speech To Congress In Nearly-Empty House Chamber\">high approval ratings<\/a> comes as other polls don&rsquo;t paint him in a positive light, such as Nate Silver&rsquo;s Silver Bulletin. 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The president said earlier this month that <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/economy\/4362763\/trump-midterm-elections-pricing-despite-calling-affordability-dead-issue\/\">the 2026 midterm elections will be about &ldquo;pricing,&rdquo;<\/a> seemingly reversing his previous stance that Democrats are focusing on the &ldquo;dead&rdquo; issue of affordability.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4074899\/2026-battleground-congress-most-vulnerable-seats\/\"><strong>THE 2026 BATTLEGROUND: CONGRESS&rsquo;S MOST VULNERABLE HOUSE AND SENATE SEATS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Washington Examiner&rsquo;s<\/em> investigations editor Sarah Bedford has argued that Trump has <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4379008\/trump-delivered-voter-base-before-midterm-elections-sarah-bedford\/\">&ldquo;delivered&rdquo; on key issues<\/a> to his voter base, something that could aid the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican-party\/\">Republican Party<\/a> before the midterm elections. Bedford suggested &ldquo;Trump could be running out of runway&rdquo; to enact legislation, especially if Republicans lose their thin majority in the House.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> senior writer Joe Concha said on Tuesday that <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4364699\/democrats-need-different-plan-from-2024-to-win-2026-joe-concha\/\">the Democratic Party is also <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >facing high disapproval numbers<\/a><\/a>, putting the party at 15% approval versus 77% disapproval. He also predicted that Democrats on the &ldquo;far<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-need-a-plan-different-from-2024-to-win-2026-joe-concha\/\" title=\"Democrats &#039;need a plan&#039; different from 2024 to win 2026: Joe Concha\">-left side&#038;rdquo<\/a>; will likely win the party&rsquo;s primary races, which could pose an issue if the party wants to win in swing states.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump: polls &#8216;rigged,&#8217; real approval above 60%<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2527558,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP25362811343246-e1767217249141.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[37432,32319,36558,69830,15638],"class_list":["post-2527557","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-approval-rating","tag-donald-trump","tag-political-claims","tag-polling-controversy","tag-polls"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP25362811343246-e1767217249141.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2527557","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2527557"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2527557\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2527561,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2527557\/revisions\/2527561"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2527558"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2527557"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2527557"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2527557"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}