Trump Boasts About His 65% Approval Rating - Except That No Poll Shows It That High

President Donald Trump boasted that astir two-thirds of Americans support him, though nary credible poll shows his support standing anyplace adjacent that level.

On Friday, nan Republican president shared a Newsmax sentiment article connected Truth Social that put nan 80-year-old’s support standing astatine 50 percent.

“Other Polls person my Approval Rating astatine 65%, and more,” Trump wrote. “Like Journalists, Honest Pollsters are very uncommon and difficult to find! President DJT.”

The Newsmax article highlighted a McLaughlin & Associates study that nan authors said indicates “Trump's opinionated pinch nan American group is improving.” The poll, conducted June 17-23 among 1,000 apt midterm voters, recovered that half approved of nan president’s performance, while 46 percent disapproved.

A time earlier, Trump posted connected Truth Social: “MY REAL POLL NUMBERS ARE THE HIGHEST THEY HAVE EVER BEEN. THANK YOU!!!”

It’s unclear what information Trump is alluding to, but astir caller surveys show his support standing languishing astatine historically debased levels.

A YouGov canvass released this week recovered nan billionaire president’s support standing astatine 39.2 percent, pinch 58.3 percent disapproving. By comparison, erstwhile Trump took agency successful January 2025, 48.9 percent approved and 46.2 disapproved.

Similarly, a Quinnipiac study released Wednesday recovered that 38 percent of voters approved of nan president’s occupation performance, while 55 percent disapproved.

On circumstantial issues, nan numbers were moreover much unfavorable: 55 percent disapproved of his handling of immigration, 59 percent disapproved of his guidance of nan system and 62 percent opposed his attack pinch Iran.

For months, surveys person shown that nan Iran war, which began successful February, is profoundly unpopular pinch Americans. Trump signed a memorandum of knowing pinch Iran successful an effort to extremity nan conflict, but this week he accused Tehran of a “foolish violation” of nan “Ceasefire Agreement.”

The warfare has besides rippled done nan world economy, driving up substance prices. On Friday, nan nationalist mean price for a gallon of gasoline stood astatine $3.90, up from $2.98 2 days earlier nan conflict began, according to AAA.

Trump has agelong taken a dismissive stance toward polls he views arsenic unfavorable.

His Truth Social provender is littered pinch references to “Totally fake” aliases “very fake” surveys. In 2024, he filed a suit against Iowa pollster J. Ann Selzer aft her study showed erstwhile Vice President Kamala Harris pinch a sizable lead complete him up of nan election. He dropped nan suit nan pursuing year.