JimBowie1958
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Trumps numbers are much higher that the confidence the American people have for the media in general.
Soaring Economic Enthusiasm Boosts Trump's Approval Rating
If CNBC says 42% it is more likely 52%.
Even so, 42% is higher than 32%
Poll: Majority says mainstream media publishes fake news
Soaring Economic Enthusiasm Boosts Trump's Approval Rating
Thanks to a rapidly expanding economy, a booming stock market, real job growth, and the optimism that comes with all of that, President Trumpâs approval rating jumped to 42 percent,according to CNBC.
If CNBC says 42% it is more likely 52%.
Even so, 42% is higher than 32%
Poll: Majority says mainstream media publishes fake news
According to data from the latest Harvard-Harris poll, which was provided exclusively to The Hill, 65 percent of voters believe there is a lot of fake news in the mainstream media.
That number includes 80 percent of Republicans, 60 percent of independents and 53 percent of Democrats. Eighty-four percent of voters said it is hard to know what news to believe online.
âMuch of the media is now just another part of the partisan divide in the country with Republicans not trusting the âmainstreamâ media and Democrats seeing them as reflecting their beliefs,â said Harvard-Harris co-director Mark Penn. âEvery major institution from the presidency to the courts is now seen as operating in a partisan fashion in one direction or the other.â
President Trump has railed against the âfake newsâ media, casting the press as the âopposition partyâ and opening the White House to once-fringe outlets, to the frustration of the mainstream press.
The presidentâs critics have accused him of using the âfake newsâ moniker for any story that casts him in a negative light.
Many conservatives believe the media has dramatically loosened its reporting standards when it comes to Trump, taking an anything-goes approach and running with anonymously sourced material that it would never print about a more traditional Republican or Democratic administration.
A cottage industry of conservative media critics has sprung up online to draw attention to the salacious details about Trump that spread across social media or are aggregated countless times before theyâre revealed to be mischaracterized or untrue.
The net affect is that Trumpâs image, and public trust in the media, are at all-time lows.
Trumpâs job approval rating is at 45 percent approval and 55 percent disapproval in the latest Harvard-Harris survey. Gallupâs annual survey on public trust in the media â conducted before the election â found that only 32 percent trusted the press.
That number includes 80 percent of Republicans, 60 percent of independents and 53 percent of Democrats. Eighty-four percent of voters said it is hard to know what news to believe online.
âMuch of the media is now just another part of the partisan divide in the country with Republicans not trusting the âmainstreamâ media and Democrats seeing them as reflecting their beliefs,â said Harvard-Harris co-director Mark Penn. âEvery major institution from the presidency to the courts is now seen as operating in a partisan fashion in one direction or the other.â
President Trump has railed against the âfake newsâ media, casting the press as the âopposition partyâ and opening the White House to once-fringe outlets, to the frustration of the mainstream press.
The presidentâs critics have accused him of using the âfake newsâ moniker for any story that casts him in a negative light.
Many conservatives believe the media has dramatically loosened its reporting standards when it comes to Trump, taking an anything-goes approach and running with anonymously sourced material that it would never print about a more traditional Republican or Democratic administration.
A cottage industry of conservative media critics has sprung up online to draw attention to the salacious details about Trump that spread across social media or are aggregated countless times before theyâre revealed to be mischaracterized or untrue.
The net affect is that Trumpâs image, and public trust in the media, are at all-time lows.
Trumpâs job approval rating is at 45 percent approval and 55 percent disapproval in the latest Harvard-Harris survey. Gallupâs annual survey on public trust in the media â conducted before the election â found that only 32 percent trusted the press.
