‘This is not what happened’: Fact checker decimates Trump lies after he melts down about ‘fake’ polls

AlterNet logoPresident Donald Trump appears to be concerned about his poll numbers. While that’s nothing new – his approval numbers are definitely the worst in U.S. history, having never broken 50%. His numbers are also on the decline, dropping six points in two months.

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BREAKING: 38% of Americans approve of Pres. Trump, down from a career-high 44% in July, new @ABC News/Washington Post poll finds; 56% disapprove. https://abcn.ws/34zjzps 

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So he’s doing what he always does: lies.

Here’s Trump lying just yesterday about his approval rating – among Republicans:

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Trump says nobody advised him about his plan to host the Taliban at Camp David: “I didn’t discuss it with anybody.”

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Trump completely makes stuff up, says “we just got right, ah, a little while ago, 94 percent popularity or approval rating within the Republican Party.” (There is no such poll https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/9/9/20856738/trump-94-percent-republican-approval-lie )

View the complete September 10 article by David Badash from The New Civil Rights Movement on the AlterNet website here.