Overview
- Posting on Truth Social, Trump said so‑called fake and fraudulent polling should be treated as a criminal offense.
- Trump alleged major surveys knowingly undercount his support to sway elections and again claimed he won the 2020 race in a landslide.
- He criticized polling by Fox News and the Wall Street Journal as terrible and vowed to do everything possible to stop what he called a polling scam.
- Recent reporting notes he has challenged a New York Times/Siena College survey showing him at 40% approval and has indicated plans to sue over unfavorable polls.
- Coverage also highlights debate over whether some surveys miss a hidden Trump voter, even as recent polls show his administration underwater, including findings that fewer than one‑third of voters say the country is better off than when he took office.