Overview
- Speaking to reporters about troop deployments and the Iran war, President Trump laughed as he claimed a CNN poll put him at 100% and called the result an honor.
- CNN analyst Harry Enten had highlighted an NBC News poll crosstab showing 100% approval for Trump among self-identified MAGA Republicans, and the segment went viral.
- News outlets and fact-checks clarified that the 100% figure was not from a CNN-conducted poll but from an NBC survey shown on CNN.
- CNN’s recent polling tracker showed far lower national numbers for Trump, with roughly 38% approval and 59% disapproval during mid-February to early March.
- The exchange occurred as reporters pressed Trump on reported plans to send additional U.S. forces to the Middle East, with Reuters cited for accounts of thousands of Marines and sailors being deployed.