Trump Is Playing a Polling Trick on Himself

‘They did a poll,” President Trump told the viewers of The Five last week: “‘Is Trump losing MAGA support?’ The poll was 100 percent. It was 100 percent of the people — the MAGA people.”

As is his wont, Trump flitted seamlessly between those two groups: First, “the people,” and then, “the MAGA people” — the latter of which, he suggested, may as well be a synonym for “the whole Republican Party.” “I think I’m more popular than I ever have been,” he said, before claiming that he would be “leading every candidate” if he were permitted to run again in 2028. “We’re very popular. I mean, what can I say?”

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Charles C. W. Cooke

Charles C. W. Cooke is a senior editor at National Review and the host of The Charles C. W. Cooke Podcast.

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‘They did a poll,” President Trump told the viewers of The Five last week: “‘Is Trump losing MAGA support?’ The poll was 100 percent. It was 100 percent of the people — the MAGA people.”

As is his wont, Trump flitted seamlessly between those two groups: First, “the people,” and then, “the MAGA people” — the latter of which, he suggested, may as well be a synonym for “the whole Republican Party.” “I think I’m more popular than I ever have been,” he said, before claiming that he would be “leading every candidate” if he were permitted to run again in 2028. “We’re very popular. I mean, what can I say?”