"I would beat anyone by 20 points": Trump rejects poll data
US President Donald Trump has questioned the credibility of public opinion polls, calling them "fake" and accusing pollsters of being corrupt. In an interview with Time, he claimed he would beat any candidate by 20 percentage points. However, published data shows a negative approval rating: 35% approve, 61% disapprove.
US President Donald Trump has questioned the credibility of recent public opinion polls that show his support levels remain low. In an interview with Time, he stated he does not trust the published figures and considers them "fake." According to Trump, if elections were held now, he would allegedly be able to beat any potential candidate by about 20 percentage points. The president also accused pollsters of corruption and said he distrusts their work as much as he distrusts journalists. "Your numbers are fake. Pollsters are corrupt. They are almost as corrupt as journalists," Trump said. He also noted that he is reportedly told his support levels are significantly higher than public surveys show. However, published poll results paint a different picture. According to The Economist, the gap between Americans who approve and disapprove of the president's performance remains negative at -26 percentage points. The latest YouGov poll shows 35% of Americans approve of Trump's performance, while 61% disapprove.