Amid his continued struggles in national polling, President Donald Trump is now saying his record-low polls are part of "demoralization operations" that seek to make Republicans less likely to vote in November's midterms.

"The Radical Left Democrats are going CRAZY with Fake Polls. They're putting them out at levels never seen before," Trump said in an Aug. 24 Truth Social post. "They're called 'Demoralization Operations,' where they try to demoralize Republicans so that they don't go out and vote — But the actual Polls are tremendous, and the Spirit in our Country has never been higher."

Trump's post comes days after a new YouGov/Economist projection showed his net job approval rating in the negatives in all but three states.

Additionally, in the Aug. 24 post, Trump struck an optimistic tone, saying that the United States was "winning against EVERYONE."

"We're winning against EVERYONE, including Iran, whose Country is in Economic and Military Death Spiral," Trump continued.

President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance attend the funeral service for the late U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) at the Washington National Cathedral on July 28, 2026 in Washington, DC. Graham,Êwho was elected to the Senate in 2002, died suddenly on July 11th from an aortic dissection. He was 71 years old.

President Donald Trump tosses his TRUMP 2028 hat to an attendee during the re-scheduled White House Correspondents Dinner in the Presidential Ballroom at the Waldorf Astoria on July 24, 2026 in Washington, DC. The annual gala hosted by the White House Correspondents Association was re-scheduled to tonight after the original event in April was cut short when an armed man, later identified as Cole Tomas Allen, attempted to get past a Secret Service checkpoint.

President Donald Trump receives a tour of Chateau de Versailles from President of France Emmanuel Macron ahead of a dinner on June 17, 2026 in Versailles, France. The dinner followed the conclusion of this week's Group of 7 (G7) summit in Evian, France.

President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance attend the funeral service for the late U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) at the Washington National Cathedral on July 28, 2026 in Washington, DC. Graham,Êwho was elected to the Senate in 2002, died suddenly on July 11th from an aortic dissection. He was 71 years old.

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According to The Economist and YouGov poll released last week, more people disapprove than approve of Trump's job performance in 47 out of 50 states and in the District of Columbia.

The three states where the majority of respondents still approve of the president's performance are Wyoming (+14), Idaho (+9), and West Virginia (+6). All three went for Trump in the 2016, 2020 and 2024 presidential elections.

That projection came days after a Reuters/Ipsos poll released Aug. 17, which showed that only one in three Americans approved of Trump's job performance.

His performance in that poll marked the lowest approval rating Trump had seen in Reuters/Ipsos tracking since his return to the White House in 2025. The 33% approval the president gathered also tied his worst approval rating during his first term in office.

While individual polls vary, major polling averages continue to show Trump in negative territory overall:

RealClearPolitics (Aug. 24): 39.5% approve, 57.2% disapprove

New York Times (Aug. 24): 38% approve, 59% disapprove

Silver Bulletin (Aug. 24): 38.4% approve, 57.9% disapprove

Contributing: Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY

Fernando Cervantes Jr. is a trending news reporter for USA TODAY. Reach him at fernando.cervantes@usatodayco.com and follow him on X @fern_cerv_.

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