Emma Burkey

Donald Trump thinks 52% of Americans approve of the job he's doing. They don't.

https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/27/politics/donald-trump-poll-fake/index.html  

The article discusses the tweet that President Donald Trump posted recently after John McCain's death. He does not discuss the late senator's death, but instead his approval ratings being at 52%. The author researched this poll that Trumped claimed had this information, but even on the most conservative news sources it was closer to 48%. The author believes that the President either lied or mistook his disapproval for his approval and posted the higher number by mistake and doesn't care that he did. President Trump has said in the past that his approval ratings should always have about 7-12 points added because fake news lowers them. The author ends the article with the mentioning that this isn't the first time Trump has lied and it is something common to his presidency. 

This article was published on August 27, 2018 by a writer, Chris Cilliza, from CNN. Trump might believe this to be fake news, but really it is a reliable source with a date that suggests it to be relevant. I knew stories of similar nature prior to reading this article, and know that the author was correct when he said that this "is not an isolated incident." This is important for the Trump supporters to understand; they need to see that the person they elected is the true liar and not reliable news sources. Sadly those that read CNN, the audience, are much more likely to know this and therefore it is just another thing for them to be frustrated about; they already know Trump is a liar, and don't need to change their minds about anything. The author's intentions and goals for this article is to show Trump's true self: the one that lies about ratings and focuses on himself after the death of an extremely respected senator. Cilliza wanted to change conservative minds and point them towards the direction of truth with facts, not necessarily to the democratic side, (as discussed before they aren't exactly the ones reading it.) This article is very important to our lives today because it is crucial for us as the citizens of the United States to know the truth about our president and information that will affect our choices in the election. Another leader in the past that lied about his approval ratings was the Shah of Iran in the 1970's. The Shah said that all of the citizens of his country had his support and the U.S. believed him. This caused the U.S. to support the Shah when in reality they were backing the true enemy, the leader who saw himself above the law, (alike to Trump.). If we aren't careful, we could be backing the enemy to our own country: President Trump.