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President Donald Trump is boasting that his poll numbers have gone up “significantly” amid what he’s calling the “Jeffrey Epstein Hoax.”
In a post to Truth Social on Sunday, the president crowed about his latest approval ratings and them chalked up to the Epstein story — despite polls showing widespread disapproval of his administration’s handling of the probe.
“My Poll Numbers within the Republican Party, and MAGA, have gone up, significantly, since the Jeffrey Epstein Hoax was exposed by the Radical Left Democrats and, just plain ‘troublemakers,'” Trump wrote. “They have hit 90%, 92%, 93%, and 95%, in various polls, and are all Republican Party records. The General Election numbers are my highest, EVER! People like Strong Borders, and all of the many other things I have done. GOD BLESS AMERICA. MAGA!”
Trump’s claims were largely backed up by CNN data guru Harry Enten on Thursday — although Enten’s dive into the Republican numbers shows Trump might have inflated them just a tad.
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However, despite his continued popularity on the right, Trump’s numbers with broader electorate are as low as they have been at any point in his second term. According to the New York Times’ daily averaging of all major polls, Trump’s overall approval stands at 44 percent, and his disapproval number is 53 percent. Those numbers equal Trump’s worst since re-taking office in January.
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