Gallup, the public opinion polling agency, will stop tracking presidential approval ratings after almost nine decades, a spokesperson confirmed.

As Donald Trump continues to closely scrutinize polling of his popularity, and publicly lambast media companies that report on unfavorable numbers, Gallup insisted its decision was “solely based on Gallup’s research goals and priorities”.

Trump’s second-term approval rating fell to 36% in December, which is among the lowest ever recorded by the company. The US president started his second term with an approval rating of 47%.

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    “We’re gonna stop doing one of our main day to day functions because we have goals and stuff”

    Who do they think they’re fooling?

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        “Trump runs FAKE NEWS Polling Company OUT of BUSINESS!!! Relief as MILLIONS take to the streets to PRAISE TRUMP.”

        Probably not far from what the right wing media would report on this. And everyone who consumes this media will believe it wholesale.

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      There is only one fool they want to person.

      wait…

      One person they want to person.

      No, still not right.

      One fool they want to fool.

      That’s it, that’s the one.

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    So did he threaten a lawsuit or did they decide to preemptively capitulate before he remembered what their name was?

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    I guess we don’t need polling if we’re not doing that “democracy” thing anymore.

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    These pretexts they give are completely unnecessary.

    Literally everybody with a working brain that is paying attention understands the optics of this is that Gallup is bending the knee and paying the toll so that Trump doesn’t attack them with the Executive Branch.

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      If we don’t “blue wave” like we’ve never “blue waved” before in the next major elections, we’re fucked.

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    Any American that thinks you’re going to be able to vote this regime out is either not paying attention or a complete shill