You almost have to feel sorry for the mainstream media. Almost. For years now, they’ve waged an all-out information war against Donald Trump, throwing everything they had at him – fake scandals, breathless predictions of doom, and poll after poll showing his imminent collapse. They lost in 2016, looked utterly foolish, then doubled down and were stunned again when he secured a second term in 2024 against their carefully crafted narratives.

You’d think they might learn, maybe try a little honesty? Nope. Here we are, just over 100 days into President Trump’s second term, and like clockwork, the headlines are full of gloom: Trump’s supposedly “sliding,” his agenda is “unpopular,” his party is “in danger.” It’s the same old song, played on repeat by people who desperately wish it were true. But there’s just one problem with their latest offensive: the American people aren’t buying what they’re selling anymore.

And now, we have the receipts. An exclusive report from John Nolte over at Breitbart, highlighting a new Rasmussen Reports survey (one of the few pollsters people still trust), blows the lid clean off the media’s polling charade. It confirms what many of us have suspected for years – the game is rigged, and people know it.

From ‘Breitbart’:

When asked how likely it is that pollsters “adjust their results to fit media political narratives,” 71(!) percent said it was very (36 percent) or somewhat (35 percent) likely. Only 19 percent said it was not very likely (15 percent) or not at all likely (4 percent).

That’s nearly three-quarters of likely voters essentially saying, “Yeah, we think these guys are cooking the books.” Let that sink in. This isn’t some fringe conspiracy theory; it’s mainstream American opinion.

They Know the Game

The distrust runs deep. The same Rasmussen poll found a clear majority, 51 percent, have little to no trust in polls churned out by the big TV networks and major media outlets. Only a small fraction (10 percent) claim to have “a lot” of trust. When 71 percent think results are being fiddled with to fit a narrative, and only 19 percent think they probably aren’t, you’ve got a credibility crisis of epic proportions. The legacy media built this distrust, brick by biased brick.

Pick Your Poison: Crooked or Clueless?

So, what do people think is going on? Rasmussen asked voters why the polls might be off. A solid 48 percent flat-out believe pollsters deliberately tweaked numbers to kneecap political opponents (like they tried with figures such as Kamala Harris in the past). Another 35 percent figure the pollsters are simply incompetent – they just “don’t know how to accurately predict elections.” As Nolte cheekily pointed out, using his “public school math,” that adds up to a whopping 83 percent who see these media pollsters as either corrupt or clueless. Neither option exactly screams reliability, does it?

Teflon Don Laughs Last

And here’s the kicker: all this media manipulation, all these “Hoax Polls,” as President Trump rightfully calls them, don’t seem to faze the man himself. He knows they’re garbage, designed to push an agenda, not reflect reality. More importantly, the voters know it too. This widespread public skepticism actually blunts the effectiveness of the media’s attacks. They can scream that Trump’s approval is cratering all they want, but when 71% of the audience thinks the numbers are rigged anyway, who are they even talking to? Their power is fading, their narratives are crumbling. It won’t be long before the MSM, as we know it, is done.

The legacy media’s relentless bias has finally caught up to them. This poll isn’t just numbers; it’s a validation of the common sense of millions of Americans who refused to be gaslit. It confirms that trusting your gut over the talking heads wasn’t just wise, it was spot-on. They tried to rig the narrative, but the truth, as it often does, is winning out.

Key Takeaways:

• An overwhelming 71% of likely voters believe media pollsters adjust results to fit political narratives, per Rasmussen Reports.
• The vast majority (83%) view mainstream media pollsters as either deliberately biased (corrupt) or fundamentally incompetent (clueless).
• This deep public distrust validates conservative concerns about media bias and weakens the power of MSM attacks against President Trump.

Sources: Breitbart