The numbers landed like a punch. New polls show Donald Trump’s presidency balanced on a razor’s edge, with the country split over his leadership, his policies, and the direction of America itself. Supporters insist he’s being misrepresented. Critics see proof he’s failing. Trump is firing back, blasting the polls, the media, and the story they’re trying to wri…

 

Trump’s latest clash with the polls reveals far more than a dispute over numbers; it exposes a struggle over who gets to define reality in American politics. Surveys from AP-NORC and The New York Times/Siena capture a nation uneasy about the economy, immigration, and whether life is truly improving. Four in ten Americans voicing approval is enough to sustain a movement, but not enough to quiet the doubts.

Trump’s response is both familiar and telling: question the methodology, attack the coverage, and highlight more favorable data as the “real” story. In a polarized era, each side chooses its own polls to believe, its own narrative to defend. What remains is a fragile trust between leaders and the public, where every percentage point becomes a battlefield, and the fight over perception may matter almost as much as performance itself.