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Trump Insists His Approval Rating Is Around 60 % Despite Polls Showing Much Lower Support
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Trump’s 60 % Approval Claim
In an interview aboard Air Force One with Washington Examiner chief political correspondent Byron York, former President Donald Trump asserted that his job-approval rating is “about 60 %.” When pressed, he replied, “Yeah, I think I’d be in the 60s now.” The remark was posted on X and quickly circulated among commentators.
Poll Data vs. Trump’s Assertion
RealClearPolitics’ aggregation of recent surveys places Trump’s approval at 38.8 %, a figure in the high 30s that contrasts sharply with the former president’s self-assessment. No specific day-level dates are provided in the source material.
Official Reactions and Commentary
Conservative and liberal observers alike described the claim as problematic. Henry Olsen, a senior fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, called it “very problematic if the President actually believes his job approval is at 60 percent.” Republican pollster Scott Rasmussen responded with a terse “Wow, just wow.”
Verbatim Quotes
- “Yeah, I think I’d be in the 60s now.” — Donald Trump, president
- “Very problematic if the President actually believes his job approval is at 60 percent,” — Henry Olsen
- “Trump believing he has a 60% approval rating explains a lot about his behavior,” — Brian Stelter, chief media analyst
- “You can also tell he thinks he’s undercutting it by saying his approval is at 60 percent,” — Justin Baragona, a media reporter, noticed that Trump seemed to be holding back
- “He lives in a sealed alternate reality — ‘the hottest country in the world’ — and expects the rest of us to live in it with him,” — Jim Stewartson, an anti-disinformation activist
- “He is 100% going to try to steal this election after an historic blue tsunami,” — Kyle Kulinski