Trump Demands Ban on ‘FAKE’ Political Ads Pushing Low Polling Numbers

(AP Photo/John McDonnell)

President Donald Trump called for a ban on “fake ads” he claimed were “not showing REAL Polls” and were pushed by “Radical Left Losers” just moments after Air Force One landed in Japan as part of his multi-stop Asia trip.

The president arrived in Japan for his first meeting with new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and after taking to Truth Social to add that he was “looking forward to seeing the emperor” unloaded on domestic political opponents in a follow-up screed without specifying which ads he was talking about.

Insisting that he’d won three elections and that his current polling numbers were the best he’d “ever received,” Trump wrote:

After winning THREE Elections, BY A LOT, I am now getting the best Polling Numbers that I have ever received. People see how strong the Economy is, the Trillions of Dollars of Investment pouring into our Country, the Record Setting Strong Border (After years of millions of criminals pouring through it, totally unvetted and unchecked!), ending 8 wars in eight months, no men playing in women’s sports, no transgender for everyone, rapidly falling Energy prices, and much more! Despite all of this, the Radical Left Losers are taking fake ads, not showing REAL Polls, but rather saying that I’m Polling at low levels. These are the people that I’ve been beating for years, and am continuing to do so, but by even bigger margins. These ads should not be allowed to run because they are FAKE!

(Screengrab via Truth Social)

Trump’s approval rating has remained remarkably steady through the ongoing government shutdown, now the second-longest in U.S. history at 22 days.

According to veteran statistician Nate Silver’s Silver Bulletin average, Trump’s net approval currently sits at -9.5, nearly identical to where it stood before the shutdown began. The figure briefly improved to -7.5 in mid-October but slipped again following a wave of new polls from Quinnipiac, Echelon Insights, Reuters/Ipsos, Emerson, The Economist/YouGov, and ARG.

While Americans are slightly more likely to blame Trump and Republicans for the shutdown than Democrats, that gap has narrowed as the standoff drags on. The Silver Bulletin average, which weights several major polls and adjusts for “house effects,” shows little overall movement, a contrast to Trump’s first-term shutdown, when his ratings fell.