Donald Trump says polls are fake and insists his approval rating is really at 60%

Key Points:

• President Donald Trump dismissed recent polls showing his approval rating around 30-38 percent, calling them "fake" and claiming his actual support is closer to 60 percent, particularly among Republican voters and his MAGA base.
• National polls from Reuters/Ipsos, Pew Research Center, and New York Times/Siena College consistently show low approval ratings for Trump, with some marking the lowest for a president approaching midterm elections since 1946.
• Trump cited CNN data analyst Harry Enten's findings that he maintains near 100 percent support among MAGA Republicans, despite Enten also highlighting a significant drop in Trump's net approval on inflation issues.
• The controversy over fabricated polling data from Wedgewood Research was noted, with The New York Times clarifying it did not use those disputed polls in its approval rating calculations.
• Despite the negative polling trends, Trump praised CNN and Enten for their analysis of his strong support within the Republican Party, indicating he values polls that reflect his base’s loyalty.