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Trump Explodes on Twitter Over His Low Poll Numbers, ‘It’s Because of the ILLEGAL Witch Hunt!’
Donald Trump began his Wednesday morning by sending more than a dozen tweets on his Twitter account.
Some were original tweets, others were retweets of supportive messages, but the vast majority were designed to denigrate the investigation led by Special Counsel Robert Mueller, and dismiss Democratic members of Congress who are debating the merits of starting an impeachment investigation.
The general theme of the more than a dozen tweets can be best summed up by this single tweet, “Without the ILLEGAL Witch Hunt, my poll numbers, especially because of our historically “great” economy, would be at 65%. Too bad! The greatest Hoax in American History.”
Without the ILLEGAL Witch Hunt, my poll numbers, especially because of our historically “great” economy, would be at 65%. Too bad! The greatest Hoax in American History.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 22, 2019
Trump notably included “poll numbers” which is perhaps a reaction to recent Quinnipiac poll results that show President Trump at a remarkably low 38% approval rating. More unsettling to Trump and his base of supporters is that the poll also strongly suggests that Tump is not getting credit for the current economy, which features very high quarterly GDP and 50-year record unemployment levels.
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So in Trump’s esteem, the only reason his poll numbers are so low is due to the Special Counsel investigation that he repeatedly claims found “No Collusion, No Obstruction!”
While the Mueller investigation led to no criminal charges, collusion is not a criminal standard that was actually looked into, and Mueller found numerous examples of possible coordination and meetings between Trump campaign officials and Russian individuals connected to Russian intel operations, but not enough that rose to the level of charging a crime.
Mueller also laid out nearly a dozen examples of possible obstruction of justice, and while he didn’t recommend pressing charges, his report seemed to suggest further Congressional inquiry, which is being hotly debated in this current divided political environment.
Twitter quickly pointed this out:
#1 – There is no Witch Hunt.
#2 – The investigation is legal because a judge said it was legal and a judge granted the search warrants.
#3 – The "greatest Hoax in American History" is you!— Ed Krassenstein (@EdKrassen) May 22, 2019
it's hard to believe that an erratic and unstable rodeo clown who spends all day watching himself on TV, whining on twitter, holding Nazi rallies and golfing,
and who has turned our country into an international laughingstock, isn't more popular than he is. yes, I blame Mueller— Jeff Tiedrich (@itsJeffTiedrich) May 22, 2019
You shouldn't even be President, you corrupt narcissistic sociopath. https://t.co/Z6dPsEnDJN
— Keith Fitzgerald (@keithmfitz) May 22, 2019
Or even like a hundredteen percent maybe even! A bizillion percent! They probably don't even have a number big enough for how popular I'd be. If people didn't hate me, I'd be like the most popular guy EVER. Why, I bet I'd be more popular than Jesus even! https://t.co/FcZK4vON9d
— Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) May 22, 2019
History DOES suggest Trump's approval is about 20 points lower than it should be, given his economy.
As for the reasons for that …https://t.co/epW2hlhFXn https://t.co/3IYhHB5NJi
— Aaron Blake (@AaronBlake) May 22, 2019
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