Donald Trump devoted part of an event intended to honor families of people killed by undocumented immigrants — whom his administration has dubbed “angel families” — to regurgitating his 2020 election conspiracy theory and complaining about his sagging approval ratings, dismissing them as “fake.”

“I saw one today that I’m at 40%,” the president said.

“Forty percent. I’m not at 40%, I’m much higher than that,” he continued.

Trump then pivoted into attacking polling and the media:

“I mean, I would love to run against anybody. The real polls say you kill everybody and wouldn’t be close but you go through the fake polls, you go through the fake stories and I said, you know, it was good because this is really a much more powerful term than I would have had if I had run because it was just one of those things. There would be nothing to compare it to. They compare it to Biden and that horrible, horrible administration.”

Trump: "Fake polls -- I got one today. I saw one today that I'm at 40%. I'm not at 40%. I'm at much higher than that. I'd love to run against anybody. The real polls say 'you'd kill everybody, it wouldn't even be close.'" pic.twitter.com/X0DBmbG1bX

At another point, Trump said, it “just amazes me that there is not more support out there.”

Then he pivoted to say, “We actually have a silent support. I think it’s silent.”

Current polls on Trump’s job approval rating are hovering around the 40% mark.

Critics on social media asked the president to show them the “real polls” he was talking about.

I mean honestly seeing a poll with him at 40 does feel made up.Should be way lower

The real polls? The ones he drew up on an erase board?

I belive he is lower than 40%.

Show us one of those "real" polls.

the real polls that he made up

He's so pathetic.

40%? I agree, it's a fake poll; it's closer to 30% now.

Nobody can see Trump’s real, secret, invisible polls

What are "the real polls"? His cabinet and family?

40% is too high. Low to mid 30s seems more likely.

He can't leave a number alone even though he's disputing it🤪

Show the polls that say that. 🤷♀️

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