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Zorro

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Mon Jul 13, 2026, 12:54 PM 15 hrs ago

Delusional Trump, 80, Dreams Up Approval Figures as Disaster Looms

Donald Trump has found a new way of self-soothing—by swapping around his approval and disapproval ratings to make himself sound more popular.

In a Sunday night Truth Social post, the 80-year-old president boasted about his “59 percent” approval rating, which he attributed to “prices coming down along with the lowering of oil and gas.”

However, there are no reputable polls showing Trump with anything close to a 59 percent approval rating. In fact, several surveys published over the last few weeks show the president’s disapproval rating is closer to 59 percent, and in some cases even higher.

There have been repeated warnings that Trump’s poor approval rating and handling of the economy are likely to have a disastrous effect on the GOP in November’s midterms, with Republicans facing a potential electoral wipeout in the crucial nationwide elections.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/delusional-trump-80-dreams-up-approval-figures-as-disaster-looms/

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Delusional Trump, 80, Dreams Up Approval Figures as Disaster Looms (Original Post) Zorro 15 hrs ago OP
Someone whited out the dis in disapproval before they sent it to him. underpants 13 hrs ago #1
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