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Eugene

(66,410 posts) Sat Sep 27, 2025, 02:04 PM 6 hrs ago

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Trump Celebrates Bogus Approval Numbers - Rasmussen poll he cites has him underwater.

Source: The Daily Beast

Trump Celebrates Bogus Approval Numbers

William Vaillancourt
Thu, September 25, 2025 at 6:09 PM EDT
2 min read

The White House on Thursday dubiously claimed a new poll showed President Donald Trump with a 57 percent approval rating instead of the verifiable number of 49 percent.

In a post on X, the White House attempted to boast that well over half of the electorate supported the job the president was doing.

“New poll,” it read. “57.11% of Americans APPROVE of President Trump! MAGA!”

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Yet a quick visit to Rasmussen’s daily presidential tracking poll revealed that Trump didn’t even have a majority of Americans’ backing as of Thursday.

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Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-celebrates-bogus-approval-numbers-220910071.html

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Trump Celebrates Bogus Approval Numbers - Rasmussen poll he cites has him underwater. (Original Post) Eugene 6 hrs ago OP

49? - That's huge - WTF lame54 6 hrs ago #1

Right-skewing poll says strong disapprove outnumber strong approve 41-34 (minus 7). Eugene 6 hrs ago #2

There is no way JBTaurus83 6 hrs ago #3

Even With Rasmussen, That Seems High ProfessorGAC 6 hrs ago #4

538 dropped Rasmussen from its polling average due to persistent GOP bias. Eugene 6 hrs ago #5

lame54

(38,459 posts)

1. 49? - That's huge - WTF

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Sat Sep 27, 2025, 02:05 PM

6 hrs ago

Eugene

(66,410 posts)

2. Right-skewing poll says strong disapprove outnumber strong approve 41-34 (minus 7).

Reply to lame54 (Reply #1)

Sat Sep 27, 2025, 02:15 PM

6 hrs ago

JBTaurus83

(683 posts)

3. There is no way

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Sat Sep 27, 2025, 02:23 PM

6 hrs ago

He has 49%.

ProfessorGAC

(74,599 posts)

4. Even With Rasmussen, That Seems High

Reply to JBTaurus83 (Reply #3)

Sat Sep 27, 2025, 02:28 PM

6 hrs ago

It's even more put of line with other pollsters than usual.

Eugene

(66,410 posts)

5. 538 dropped Rasmussen from its polling average due to persistent GOP bias.

Reply to JBTaurus83 (Reply #3)

Sat Sep 27, 2025, 02:30 PM

6 hrs ago

Yes, the real number is likely lower, but even here, dRump has to cook the 49% figure.

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