Low Polls Annoy Trump Greatly
United States – After The New York Times released a poll that was unfavorable to Trump on Thursday, he strongly criticized the media and broadly accused all "false polls," which he considers to be "criminal acts."
On the plane back to the United States after ending his trip to Davos, Switzerland, the U.S. president posted three angry messages on his "Truth Social" platform, which he considers to be "criminal acts." He clearly was upset about the poll results conducted by the Siena Research Institute in collaboration with The New York Times and promised to include this in the lawsuit against this American mainstream daily newspaper.
Trump stated on the platform that the poll conducted by The New York Times and the Siena Institute has always been extremely unfavorable to me [...] and added, "They will be responsible for all the lies and misconduct of the radical left."
This autumn, he had filed a $1.5 billion defamation lawsuit against The New York Times, including the newspaper, three journalists, and a publisher. In another message, Trump claimed, "In theory, false and fraudulent polls should be considered criminal acts." He then listed several newspapers and television networks, accusing them of publishing biased polls.
He specifically criticized ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, and The Wall Street Journal, as well as Fox News, the channel most often watched by American government officials.
Trump added, "I will do everything I can to stop this polling scam from continuing." Trump's remarks come ahead of this autumn's midterm elections. If the dissatisfaction expressed by voters in all polls ultimately translates into public opinion, the Republicans' campaign would be very difficult. For example, the New York Times/Siena College poll shows that 56% of respondents are dissatisfied with the president's performance, while only 40% are satisfied. Moreover, the public also generally holds a negative view of tariffs (a cornerstone of Trump's economic policy) and the enforcement methods of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
The U.S. president plans to invest a lot of campaign energy in the midterm elections, which could cost him control of Congress.
Trump's chief of staff, Susie Wiles, told the New York Post, "The midterm elections are crucial, and President Trump will campaign as hard as he did for the 2024 election."
Source: rfi
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