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Trump Demands Criminal Investigations Into Pollsters Over Negative Results
This morning on Truth Social, Trump escalated his attacks on pollsters, accusing them of deliberately producing negative results to suppress his support. In an angry post, Trump labeled pollsters as "Negative Criminals" and demanded they be investigated for "election fraud," calling out the Fox News pollster alongside ABC News/Washington Post and The New York Times.
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His statement suggested that pollsters lose credibility when his actual election performance exceeds their predictions, yet continue "cheating and lying" in future election cycles. Trump's post frames critical or unfavorable polling not as a reflection of public opinion, but as intentional, criminal misconduct against him.
In addition to branding pollsters as criminals, Trump further described them as suffering from "Trump Derangement Syndrome" and called them "the enemy of the people," a phrase he has historically used against the media and other perceived opponents. His post also made exaggerated claims about his success, including boasting about a "99.9%" approval rate regarding the U.S. border, without offering evidence.
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Trump's call for criminal investigations into polling organizations marks an aggressive escalation, portraying political polling as part of a broader conspiracy against him.
