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Coldwater

(1,038 posts)
Fri Jan 23, 2026, 07:11 AM 21 hrs ago

Trump threatens pollsters after New York Times survey shows sagging disapproval


President Donald Trump threatened legal consequences for The New York Times after a poll released by the outlet found that independent voters have soured on his leadership at the one-year mark of his second term.

Just 34 percent of independent voters told the New York Times/Siena poll that they approve of the president’s job performance. Fifty-two percent of independents told the Times that they believe the country is worse off than it was last year before Trump took office, while 24 percent said it’s now in a better place. The president took to Truth Social to vent his frustration on Thursday.

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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-threatens-pollsters-after-new-york-times-survey-shows-sagging-disapproval/ar-AA1UKdtr?ocid=msedgntp&pc=HCTS&cvid=c7fc5f954dc14ea9e9a23101b0d7d535&ei=39
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Trump threatens pollsters after New York Times survey shows sagging disapproval (Original Post) Coldwater 21 hrs ago OP
Old man yells at clouds. Pathetic. SalamanderSleeps 20 hrs ago #1
He's at war with facts. C_U_L8R 19 hrs ago #2
Sagging DISapproval? unc70 19 hrs ago #3
Caught that, too... Wounded Bear 17 hrs ago #8
Sue them for, uh, 10 billion dollars! Kid Berwyn 19 hrs ago #4
Gavin should send them surrender kneepads for free. n/t Justice matters. 15 hrs ago #9
Trump hates facts PJMcK 18 hrs ago #5
He'll have Noem sic ICE on them and drag them out of their houses dalton99a 18 hrs ago #6
The beatings will continue Simeon Salus 17 hrs ago #7
And his Guradians Of Pedophiles in Congress will still do nothing. Justice matters. 15 hrs ago #10
I keel you! BidenRocks 14 hrs ago #11
real polls make baby nazi mad. pansypoo53219 13 hrs ago #12
O Wow! Trumpelthinskin is mad again Multichromatic 12 hrs ago #13
This fool really is a toddler in an old man's body Lanius 12 hrs ago #14
You should correct your headline ornotna 12 hrs ago #15
Sue for what??? D_Master81 12 hrs ago #16
Poor baby tRUMP ... boo hoo hoo hoo, waaaa!! SWBTATTReg 10 hrs ago #17
The numbers bdamomma 10 hrs ago #18
Headline Seems Screwed Up DallasNE 1 hr ago #19

C_U_L8R

(49,026 posts)
2. He's at war with facts.
Fri Jan 23, 2026, 08:45 AM
19 hrs ago

It’s time Republicans put their orange pustule out to pasture.

PJMcK

(24,825 posts)
5. Trump hates facts
Fri Jan 23, 2026, 09:46 AM
18 hrs ago

The reason is simple:

Facts show Trump is a failure.

He fails at nearly everything unless he cheats, lies and/or steals.

Facts illustrate and expose his failures so he uses the courts as his weapon.

Lanius

(653 posts)
14. This fool really is a toddler in an old man's body
Fri Jan 23, 2026, 03:32 PM
12 hrs ago

A toddler who grew up rich and spoiled and never was put in his place because he was sheltered.

ornotna

(11,431 posts)
15. You should correct your headline
Fri Jan 23, 2026, 03:35 PM
12 hrs ago

It’s quite misleading.

That would be sagging approval ratings.

D_Master81

(2,360 posts)
16. Sue for what???
Fri Jan 23, 2026, 04:09 PM
12 hrs ago

Are you gonna ask for $ for not putting out polls that show you the most liked president in the history of history? Talk about frivolous lawsuits. This should get laughed out of court yet here we are, a normal day in Trumpistan.

DallasNE

(7,977 posts)
19. Headline Seems Screwed Up
Sat Jan 24, 2026, 02:49 AM
1 hr ago

A "sagging disapproval" would indicate an improving approval rating. From the story, I believe it should say "sagging approval". Sagging disapproval is an odd phrasing, anyway you cut it.

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