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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Erin Keller

Donald Trump says polls are fake and insists his approval rating is really at 60%

President Donald Trump dismissed polls showing his approval rating falling ahead of November’s midterm elections, insisting Americans should trust his claim that his support is closer to 60 percent.

In an interview with The Washington Examiner’s Byron York, published Saturday, Trump called the polling figures “fake” when asked about a RealClearPolitics average showing 38.8 percent of Americans approved of his job performance, while 60.4 percent disapproved.

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