according to a recent POLITICO/Morning Consult poll.
Just 37 of voters think the media does not fabricate stories the poll shows while the remaining 17 are undecided.
Even 20 of Democrats think the national media fabricate stories on President Trump and his administration" said Kyle Dropp chief research officer and co-founder of Morning Consult.
- 76 of Republican Voters think the news media invent stories about Trump and his administration while just 11 dont think so.
- 20 of Democrat Voters one-in-five think the media make up stories while 65 think they do not.
- 44 percent of Independent Voters think the media make up stories about Trump and 31 do not.
Throughout his year as president as well as during his campaign Trump has attacked the media for airing covering or publishing coverage critical of him and people involved with his administration.
After the POLITICO/Morning Consult Poll was released Trump told a radio interviewer he thought news coverage of his administration would be more favorable.
Actually dishonesty in the media is one of the things that surprised me the most" the president told radio host Chris Plante.
I thought after I won the media would become much more stable and much more honest. Theyve gone crazy. CNN is a joke. NBC is a total joke.
You watch what they report it bears no relationship to what Im doing. But the media is absolutely dishonest and frankly Ive never seen anything quite like it."
Voters particularly Trump supporters have become disenchanted with the national media" said the Morning Consults chief research officer and co-founder.
That being said many are still not willing to let the federal government censor the media Dropp said. Morning Consult is a nonpartisan media and technology company that provides data-driven research and insights on politics policy and business strategy.
- The poll was conducted October 12-16 surveying 1991 registered voters. The margin of sampling error is plus or minus 2.
