Politics
Newt Gingrich Exposes ‘Dishonest’ Polling Attack On Trump
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich torched the coordinated media campaign to mislead Americans about President Donald Trump’s popularity, calling out pollsters and reporters for “willful” deception aimed at derailing the 47th president’s momentum as he enters a critical phase of his second term.
Appearing on Hannity, Gingrich praised Trump’s recent commencement address at the University of Alabama and contrasted it with what he described as Kamala Harris’ “goofy” and “chaotic” speech. “Look, this may have been the most cruel thing I’ve ever seen you do,” Gingrich joked to host Sean Hannity. “You go from a live shot of Donald Trump surrounded by thousands of people hanging on his every word to the pathetic, chaotic, confused, clearly addled former Vice President of the United States.”
Gingrich said Trump’s address was a reminder of why the former president remains a dominant cultural and political force. “It wasn’t political. It was about having faith in yourself. It was about persevering. It was about things that every young person should be learning,” he said. “That’s why I think Trump will be historically far more than just a political figure.”
But it wasn’t just about speeches. Gingrich and Hannity turned their attention to new polling numbers expected to be released this week, which Hannity previewed as exposing the “false” narrative being pushed by corporate media outlets.
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“All of the polls that the media has been pushing on the American people about Donald Trump are false,” Hannity said. “All of those people, the ones that say, ‘Oh, he’s plummeting’… they’re ignoring [that] Chuck is at 17 percent and the Democrats are in the 20s.”
Gingrich didn’t hold back. “Well, I mean, first of all, they’re just plain lying. And I think we’ve got to be tougher and clearer about how dishonest these people are,” he said. He cited conversations with pollsters John McLaughlin and Matt Towery, who told him some recent polls only included 27% Republican respondents — despite Trump receiving roughly 50% of the vote.
A new CBS News/YouGov poll found Americans divided on President Trump’s first 100 days in office. While many believe Trump is making significant changes to government and the economy, concerns are rising over his focus on tariffs instead of lowering prices—leading to declining approval on the economy and inflation.
MAGA Republicans remain strongly supportive, while independents, young voters, and Hispanics are cooling on him. Most Americans approve of his deportation policies but oppose detaining legal residents by mistake. Many also worry he’s expanding presidential power too far according to the poll. Democrats are frustrated—both with Trump and their own party’s weak response.
“If you add the 23 points they didn’t test, suddenly he’s in great shape. This is deliberate. It is willful,” Gingrich said. “There are three great centers of resistance: the propaganda media, which will lie all the time; the fake district judges; and the fake Congressional Budget Office. Those are the last three great centers of resistance, and they’re going to do anything they can to defeat Trump and the Republicans, including lying about virtually everything.”
While corporate polls show Trump with historically low 100-day approval ratings and rising economic discontent, many argue those numbers are manufactured to shape public opinion — not reflect it.
