In a tweet Thursday morning , Trump screenshotted a poll graphic from the Fox Business Network that appeared to show his “soaring approv...
In a tweet Thursday morning, Trump screenshotted a poll graphic from the Fox Business Network that appeared to show his “soaring approval,” with his overall approval rating — it said — at 55 percent and his approval on the economy at 58 percent.
The problem? The graphic was half wrong.
The Georgetown Institute of Politics and Public Service Battleground Poll cited in the graphic did, in fact, find his approval rating on the ECONOMY at 58 percent.
But his overall approval rating in the poll was just 43 percent. His disapproval rating stands at 52 percent.
Fifty-five percent was actually Trump’s UNFAVORABLE rating in a separate question.
You can see the full Georgetown poll here.
Fox Business Network issued a correction for the erroneous graphic on air after the president's tweet.
What was said on air: "It’s been a quite start to the day for President Trump, though he did send out a tweet this morning from the Lou Dobbs show last night on Fox Business. That tweet featured a poll that was not entirely accurate, which Fox Business would like to correct. According to a poll from Georgetown University, 58 percent of respondents approved of the president’s handling of the economy. That portion of the graphic was right. However, the graphic also showed that 55 percent of the respondents approve of the president, that number is not correct. The 55 percent number was those who have an unfavorable impression of President Trump.”
Here's the original tweet from Trump that contains the error:
its okay to have been fooled, the deception runs deep, but now that you know, you have no excuse. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyGNZ_AG2cM
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