Donald Trump Says ‘Negative Polls Are Fake News’

[HonestJohn]

By MICHAEL D. SHEAR, RON NIXON and CHARLIE SAVAGE
UPDATED 1:46 PM

Opposition to President Trump’s travel restrictions on certain countries was mounting on Monday, but Mr. Trump remained defiant and unbowed.

■ Mr. Trump turned to Twitter early Monday and began challenging polls that showed his travel order was not popular.

■ A bipartisan group of former National Security Council officials also filed court documents opposing the ban.

■ The Justice Department corrected the record on how many people had visas canceled because of the travel ban.

The president defends himself on Twitter

Mr. Trump appears not to like the news he’s reading Monday morning.

In one Twitter post, the president rejected reports of polls showing that a majority of Americans oppose his travel order. In another, he appeared to lash out at suggestions that Stephen K. Bannon, his chief strategist, holds the real power in the West Wing.

A CNN poll released over the weekend said that 55 percent of Americans viewed Mr. Trump’s travel order as an attempt to keep Muslims out of the country.

The president also seemed angry about the Mr. Bannon-in-charge story line, which was featured in a Time magazine article and in a “Saturday Night Live” skit showing Mr. Bannon as the Grim Reaper directing Mr. Trump’s activities in the White House.

On Twitter, Mr. Trump called the reports “fake news” that sought to marginalize him.

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More at:

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/06/us/politics/donald-trump-administration.html

[Right_in_Virginia]

Well, if history counts, I remember another time the President said this. 

And, as I recall, he was right then--so the smart money's on him being right now, too.   

[beandog]

Well, if history counts, I remember another time the President said this. 

And, as I recall, he was right then--so the smart money's on him being right now, too.   

Anybody who trust most polls is an idiot.  Besides "live by the polls, die by the polls."

[Norm Lenhart]

Maybe the FCC can get back to looking at the whole issue of cable/dish 'bundling'.

Of course if people cared about an honest media, they wouldn't tithe $100 a month to the cable/dish companies to pay for fake news in the first place. Buy you know how it is. The Stupidbowl and reality programming is too important to let go.

[geronl]

Bowling Orange Masquerader

[Frank Cannon]

Polls by definition Fake News. Make up a narrative. Ask questions of a specific sample of people to support it. Release results so that the original narrative can be supported.

BTW, just who is taking polls anymore? A good case could be made that only the lowest of thinkers are anymore.