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Trump insists his approval rating is 60% despite polls showing a different story

President Donald Trump dismissed polls showing his approval rating falling ahead of November’s midterm elections , insisting Americans should trust his claim that his support is closer to 60 percent. In an interview with The Washington Examiner ’s Byron York, published Saturday, Trump called the polling figures “fake” when asked about a RealClearPolitics average showing 38.8 percent of Americans approved of his job performance, while 60.4 percent disapproved. “It’s fake,” Trump said. When York p