President Donald Trump has claimed his popularity is at an all-time high, despite multiple recent polls indicating he has never been more unpopular with American voters. The assertion was made during a rambling interview with Fox News's The Five, shortly after he extended a deadline for talks with Iran via a Truth Social post.
Trump referenced a CNN poll showing he had 100 percent approval within the MAGA faction of the Republican Party and insisted his movement represented the entire party. He then criticised the well-regarded Fox News poll, which found 59 percent of Americans disapprove of his performance as commander-in-chief. “I hate Fox polls. Honestly, whoever does your polls are terrible,” he said.
The president claimed that “pollsters that are good” currently show him “leading by a lot and leading every candidate” in a hypothetical 2028 presidential race, despite being ineligible for a third term. “I would love to run — some things you can't do in life, I guess ... but we're very popular,” he added.
However, the Fox News poll recorded a record low of 84 percent Republican approval, down from 92 percent last month, with 16 percent disapproving. The 59 percent disapproval rating is a low for his second term, with just 41 percent supporting his agenda. Respondents also expressed significant unease with his foreign policy, with 62 percent disapproving of his handling of foreign affairs and 64 percent disapproving of his Iran policy.
Another Reuters poll put his approval rating at 36 percent, while an Associated Press/NORC poll found six in ten Americans believe the war against Iran has gone too far. Supermajorities oppose putting US troops on the ground there. The claims of peak popularity come amid sky-high gas prices and airport disruptions resulting from the conflict and the month-long shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security.
