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President Trump is calling for investigations into pollsters he claims are biased as his
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approval ratings slipped near the 100-day mark of his second term. New polls from CNN
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The New York Times, and ABC News show Trump's approval rating hovering around 41 to 42 percent
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some of the lowest of his presidency. According to The New York Times, it's hard to find a single
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quote, good number for the president in the latest data. Trump isn't taking it quietly
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On Truth Social, he accused polling organizations of, quote, election fraud, calling out outlets like The New York Times, ABC and even Fox News as fake news pushing fake polls
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Trump's defense isn't new. Last year, he sued an Iowa polling firm over bad numbers just before the election
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The case was later dismissed as a First Amendment issue, with courts rejecting the idea that inaccurate polling equals legal fraud
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Despite the drop in national support, Trump still holds strong with his base
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A Pew Research study found 70 percent of Republican voters and Republican-leaning
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independents back his policies. ysts, including those cited by The New York Times
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warned that polling during polarized times comes with caveats. Sample sizes, question phrasing, and who's willing to pick up the phone all matter
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For now, the numbers show a president under pressure and a political landscape that's
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only getting more divided. For more of our unbiased straight fact reporting
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download the Shade Arrow News app or log on to san.com. For Shade Arrow News, I'm Lauren Keenan
