Sunday, March 29, 2026

Trump Slams 'terrible' Fox News Polls

"I hate Fox polls," [Trump] said on the show. "Honestly, whoever does your polls are terrible." The latest Fox News poll shows Trump with a 41 percent approval rating and a 59 percent disapproval rating.

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Trump claims his popularity at all-time high despite polls showing the opposite in rambling Fox News interview

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-- The Independent (@the-independent.com) Mar 26, 2026 at 6:24 PM

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... He said he's spoken to Rupert Murdoch, media mogul and chair emeritus of Fox Corp. and News Corp., over the polls.

"Rupert Murdoch has promised me for years he's going to get rid of your pollster, but he doesn't do it," he said. "I don't get it, but your Fox polls are terrible."

Trump and Murdoch have been on rocky terms over The Wall Street Journal, which is owned by News Corp., publishing a provocative birthday message the president allegedly sent to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in 2003.

The president is suing the Journal for $10 billion for defamation over the letter's publishing last summer.

In a Truth Social post at the time, he called the Journal a "disgusting and filthy rag" and said Murdoch was "personally" warned that the letter was fake.

But the New York Post reported earlier this month that Trump taped a surprise birthday message video for Murdoch, calling him "legendary" and "one of a kind." ...


#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-03-27 10:16 PM

LOL and that's probably inflated from reality.

#2 | Posted by jpw at 2026-03-27 10:41 PM

@#2 ... that's probably inflated from reality....

Which "that" is the "that" you refer to?

#3 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-03-27 10:43 PM

The 41% positive result.

They threw him a bone and he still trashed them.

#4 | Posted by jpw at 2026-03-27 10:48 PM

@#4 ... The 41% positive result.

They threw him a bone and he still trashed them. ...

Well, but even with that 41% approval, Pres Trump is under water...

President Trump Job Approval
www.realclearpolling.com

...
RCP Average 3/12 - 3/26
Approve: 41.0
Disapprove: 56.8
Spread: -15.8



#5 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-03-27 11:04 PM

@#5 ... Well, but even with that 41% approval, Pres Trump is under water... ...

... and that seems to be what has gotten Pres Trump's goat.

Is Pres Trump telling Mr Murdoch to "fix" the polls that Fox News publishes, so that the polls are more adulating of Pres Trump?

And, why did Pres trump seem to call only Mr Murdoch? What about the other polls that show Pres Trump's dismal (my opinion) approval rating? Will Pres Trump try to control those polls next?

From #1...

..."Rupert Murdoch has promised me for years he's going to get rid of your pollster, but he doesn't do it," he said. "I don't get it, but your Fox polls are terrible."...

#6 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-03-27 11:12 PM

Well, but even with that 41% approval, Pres Trump is under water...

You can only shine a turd so much. You can only apply so much lipstick on a pig.

Tells you how badly he's doing that even an overestimation by his sycophants can only come in at 41%. My guess is 39% or 40% holds some magic sway in political polling land...

#7 | Posted by jpw at 2026-03-28 01:00 AM

@#7 ... You can only shine a turd so much. You can only apply so much lipstick on a pig. ...

I agree.

Which may be why Pres Trump has taken the approach of attacking the messenger instead of trying to fix the problems the message states.


#8 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-03-28 02:21 AM

Benchmark Brent crude is already up another 3+% in the futures market. Over $115 bbl. WTI is also up 3.5%.

I expect his poll numbers will continue to drop like a lead balloon filled with tariffs and self-inflicted war inflation.

#9 | Posted by AMERICANUNITY at 2026-03-29 06:19 PM

@#9 ... I expect his poll numbers will continue to drop like a lead balloon filled with tariffs and self-inflicted war inflation. ...

imo, there's going to be a bottom to how low they can sink.

I'm thinking somewhere in the 30% to 35% range. At that point, the adulation of the MAGA base starts to take over, and prevents the numbers from dropping further.

More important to e are the non-MAGA demographics that Pres Trump seems to be losing the support of.

Trump's approval ratings just hit a new low. A Latino voter shift could reshape the midterms
www.latimes.com

... Trump approval hit new lows as Latino voters and young men peel away. ...

Trump is losing support from Independents over Iran
yougov.com

... The decline in approval of Trump's handling of Iran is almost entirely among Independents. Almost all Democrats disapprove of how Trump is handling Iran, and almost all Republicans approve; neither number changed much from week to week.

But opinion among Independents of how Trump's handling Iran fell to 24% approve / 63% disapprove (-39 net) this week from 30% approve / 53% disapprove last week (-23 net). ...


#10 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-03-29 06:42 PM

CPAC Straw Poll: 2028 Republican Primary Support:

Hillbilly Hypocrite JD Vance: 53%
Empty Suit Marco Rubio: 35%
Ron DeSatan: 2%
Donald Trumpf: Jr 2%
Canadian-Cuban Ted Cruz: 1%
Alcoholic Sexual Predator: Pete Hegseth 1%
Libertarian Rand Paul: 1%
Hare Krishna Cultist Tulsi Gabbard: 1%
Islamophobe Greg Abbott: 1%
Animal maiming RFK Jr: 0%
Phony Christian Franklin Graham: 0%

(Source: NYT)


#11 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-03-30 03:13 AM

C0RI0LANUS

If Vance is the nominee, and they shove the SAVE act through Congress, how will he vote? Different name on his birth certificate:

What's in a name? Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance has had many of them

Over the course of his 39 years, Vance's first, middle and last names have all been altered in one way or another. As Vance is being introduced to voters across the country as Donald Trump's new running mate, his name has been the source of both curiosity and questions " including why he no longer uses periods in JD.

He was born James Donald Bowman in Middletown, Ohio, on Aug. 2, 1984, his middle and last names the same as his biological father, Donald Bowman. His parents split up "around the time I started walking," he writes. When he was about 6, his mother, Beverly, married for the third time. He was adopted by his new stepfather, Robert Hamel, and his mother renamed him James David Hamel.

When his mother erased Donald Bowman from his and her lives, the adoption process also erased the name James Donald Bowman from the public record. The only birth certificate for Vance on file at Ohio's vital statistics office reads James David Hamel, according to information provided by the state.

apnews.com

#12 | Posted by AMERICANUNITY at 2026-03-30 03:39 AM

Good question. Hatred and irrationality go hand in hand.

What public policies do the ruling oligarchs ever put in place to benefit the little guy?

None.

Like this.

And now the irrationality of the SAVE Act may embarrass the Hillbilly Hypocrite and possibly his wife Ushta Pushta.

Last century before the days of the internet, someone told me that the German Navy protected several Jewish sailors-- possibly including officers -- from the SS and Gestapo during the Second World War.

These few experienced and competent Jews were judged as vital for the German navy.

An admiral reportedly told the SS or Gestapo: "We decide who is a Jew in the Kriegsmarine."

In that anecdotal case, rationality triumphed over blazing hatred.

#13 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-03-30 04:46 AM

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