Why is the president brazenly lying about his public support? It’s not just about ego, it’s about the success of his political agenda.

Summary

Donald Trump falsely claimed he had approval ratings of 69% and 71%, despite no public poll supporting those figures.

Recent surveys from Pew, Quinnipiac, Gallup, and others place his approval below 50%, with some showing him underwater.

Trump has a history of dismissing unfavorable polls as “fake” and even sued a news organization over poll results.

Experts suggest his political success relies on maintaining the illusion of widespread support despite declining approval ratings.

  • Snot FlickermanEnglish
    55·
    1 day ago

    https://archive.is/7NT83

    September 6, 2003

    Nearing the second anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, seven in 10 Americans continue to believe that Iraq’s Saddam Hussein had a role in the attacks, even though the Bush administration and congressional investigators say they have no evidence of this.

    Sixty-nine percent of Americans said they thought it at least likely that Hussein was involved in the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, according to the latest Washington Post poll. That impression, which exists despite the fact that the hijackers were mostly Saudi nationals acting for al Qaeda, is broadly shared by Democrats, Republicans and independents.

    US citizens are and have been fucking stupid. They don’t even need propaganda to believe stupid shit.

    • joekar1990@lemmy.worldEnglish
      23·
      1 day ago

      Half the country has about a sixth grade reading comprehension level…so you definitely aren’t wrong.

      • Keeponstalin@lemmy.world
        12·
        1 day ago

        Dismantling public education has been deliberate, so has the expansion of right-wing propaganda to all forms of media. Both are done at the behest of capital owners to divide the working class

    • RowRowRowYourBot@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      7·
      1 day ago

      The White House spent months alleging a connection. It proves how little Americans understood about Iraq or Al Qaeda that they thought they would collude

      • Snot FlickermanEnglish
        5·
        1 day ago

        Exactly, Hussein was running a secular government while Al Qaeda were religious extremists pushing for religious rule.