{"id":75752,"date":"2026-04-21T05:44:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T05:44:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/75752\/"},"modified":"2026-04-21T05:44:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T05:44:11","slug":"trump-rages-about-rigged-poll-numbers-iran-backlash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/75752\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Rages About &#8216;Rigged&#8217; Poll Numbers, Iran Backlash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/news\/topic\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-internal-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"Donald Trump\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"69e707b6e4b0ff46b4110df5\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"\/news\/topic\/donald-trump\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"feed\" data-vars-type=\"web_internal_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a> raged about rigged polls and reports he was goaded into war with Iran by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116437457191403164\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-external-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"Monday morning Truth Social post\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"69e707b6e4b0ff46b4110df5\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116437457191403164\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"url\" data-vars-type=\"web_external_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Monday morning Truth Social post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Trump seemed to be on the defence as he lashed out online one day after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/donald-trump\/poll-trumps-approval-rating-hits-second-term-low-economy-iran-war-rcna331462\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-external-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"an NBC News Decision Desk Poll revealed\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"69e707b6e4b0ff46b4110df5\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/donald-trump\/poll-trumps-approval-rating-hits-second-term-low-economy-iran-war-rcna331462\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"url\" data-vars-type=\"web_external_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">an NBC News Decision Desk Poll revealed<\/a> his approval rating had sunk to a second-term low of 32% amid criticism around the conflict in the Middle East and his handling of inflation.<\/p>\n<p>Swearing that Israel \u201cnever talked me into the war with Iran,\u201d he claimed the October 7, 2023, attacks carried out by Hamas \u201cadded to my lifelong opinion that IRAN CAN NEVER HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI watch and read the FAKE NEWS Pundits and Polls in total disbelief,\u201d he wrote while rehashing his favorite gripe. \u201c90% of what they say are lies and made up stories, and the polls are rigged, much as the 2020 Presidential Election was rigged.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-sized__img landscape\" loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" alt=\"President Donald Trump, seen here in the Oval Office on Saturday, seemed to be spinning out over dismal poll numbers and backlash to the conflict in Iran in a Monday morning post on Truth Social.\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/69e6514918000030545b300f.jpeg\" \/>President Donald Trump, seen here in the Oval Office on Saturday, seemed to be spinning out over dismal poll numbers and backlash to the conflict in Iran in a Monday morning post on Truth Social.<\/p>\n<p>The Washington Post via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Trump then glowingly compared the nation\u2019s military clash with Iran to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/entry\/nicolas-maduro-captured-venezuela_n_6958f542e4b048f68c302c3c\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-internal-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"mission to remove\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"69e707b6e4b0ff46b4110df5\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"6958f542e4b048f68c302c3c\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"buzz\" data-vars-type=\"web_internal_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"3\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">mission to remove<\/a> Venezuelan President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/news\/topic\/nicolas-maduro\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-internal-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"Nicol\u00e1s Maduro\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"69e707b6e4b0ff46b4110df5\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"\/news\/topic\/nicolas-maduro\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"feed\" data-vars-type=\"web_internal_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"4\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Nicol\u00e1s Maduro<\/a> in January.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust like the results in Venezuela, which the media doesn\u2019t like talking about, the results in Iran will be amazing,\u201d the president boasted. \u201cAnd if Iran\u2019s new leaders (Regime Change!) are smart, Iran can have a great and prosperous future!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump took a far more threatening approach while addressing Iranian leaders online the day prior, vowing to \u201cknock out every single\u201d one of the nation\u2019s power plants and bridges if leaders don\u2019t accept the terms of the United States\u2019 current proposal.<\/p>\n<p>While the end of the two-week ceasefire agreement is approaching, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/live\/2026\/04\/20\/world\/iran-us-war-trump-hormuz\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-external-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"The New York Times reports\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"69e707b6e4b0ff46b4110df5\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/live\/2026\/04\/20\/world\/iran-us-war-trump-hormuz\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"url\" data-vars-type=\"web_external_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"5\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">The New York Times reports<\/a> negotiations will resume this week with Vice President JD Vance and Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Iran\u2019s speaker of the Parliament, leading the talks.<\/p>\n<p><a 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