President Donald Trump lobbed another attack against the nation's two leading newspapers over their polling.
The president started off Friday morning with a fresh complaint about his approval rating measured by the New York Times and the Washington Post, suggesting that "real polls" showed he was actually more popular than ever.
"The Failing New York Times and the Washington ComPost, two 'papers' that have ruthlessly fought me for years, have each done Polls where a vast majority of those sampled are Democrats," Trump posted on Truth Social at 7:20 a.m. EST. "In other words, the Polls, just like their writings, are RIGGED - It is not possible for a Republican to do well in such a Poll! They are 'corrupt as hell.'"
Trump claimed November's election, more than six months ago, offered the true measure of his popularity, although a variety of polls have shown his approval rating drooping steadily since his inauguration, with a few rebounds along the way.
"The real Polls out there have me doing better than ever before, JUST LIKE ELECTION DAY, 2024, where I WON seven out of seven Swing States, the Popular Vote, and Districts by 2,750 to 505," Trump posted Friday. "I won the Election in a landslide! The Fake News Media is Failing Our Nation at levels never seen before. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!"