Gallup has decided to discontinue its traditional confidence surveys for the U.S. presidency, a decision that follows weeks of threats from former President Trump against polling companies.
Gallup, the prominent U.S. polling organization, has announced that it will cease its traditional confidence surveys regarding the office of the president. This change marks the end of a long-standing practice that has been in place since the 1930s, measuring public confidence in presidential leadership. Recent data indicated that former President Donald Trump's approval ratings were among the lowest recorded by Gallup, prompting discussions about the relevancy and accuracy of such polling methods in the current political climate.
The decision to terminate the surveys comes shortly after Trump publicly criticized polling companies, labeling many of them as
