George W. Bush had 90% unity on action following the 9/11 attacks.
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The Charlie Kirk ShowJul 30, 2026
Multiple sources, including a 2002 Gallup poll, put Bush's post-9/11 approval at about 90%, the highest in Gallup's history. Pew gives a peak of 86% and Wikipedia a range of 85–92%, and the sources measure approval rating rather than 'unity on action' itself, so the claim is graded as a figure about approval.
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… Bush was the last, was the last president America had who had true freedom of action, that after 911 he could have come out and he could have basically proposed anything, done anything as a response to that. That's the last time America had 90% unity on action. He could have said, we're not going to wage war against Islam, but it's clear that it has, it is culturally incompatible with us, and that when we let in tons of people from abroad, we're letting in people who hate us. …
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Supports. A 2002 Gallup News poll reported Bush's approval reaching the 90% level, the highest in Gallup's history, after the 9/11 attacks.[2]
Supports. NPR (2008) and the Miller Center both report a roughly 90 percent approval rating for Bush in the wake of the 9/11 attacks.[1][3]
Context. Pew Research gives Bush's highest job approval as 86% in late September 2001, a slightly lower figure than Gallup's 90%.[4]
Context. Wikipedia cites polls above 85% after 9/11, peaking at 92%, so the cited estimates span roughly 85 to 92 percent and 90% falls within that range.[5]
Sources
5 sources: 1 tier 2, 4 not rated
- 1Love Him, Hate Him: Americans on Bushnpr.org · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 2Rally Effect of 9/11 Terrorist Attacks Virtually Gone - Gallup Newsnews.gallup.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 3George W. Bush: Impact and Legacymillercenter.org · not rated · cited for: supports
- 4Bush Library to be Dedicated after a Presidency that Ended ...pewresearch.org · not rated · cited for: context
- 5Public image of George W. Bush - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org · not rated · cited for: context
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