Donald Trump's current approval rating among the MAGA GOP is 98%.
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The Dan Bongino ShowOct 16, 2026
As of 2026-10-16, the most recent MAGA-specific approval figure in the sources is 95%, from the Fox News poll conducted October 9-12 (down from 98% in its September poll), so calling 98% the current number is not what the latest data shows.
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… Here are the numbers. Okay, MAGA GOP on Trump in the 2024 election versus Kamala Harris: he got 99% of the MAGA GOP vote. Perhaps surprisingly, I might have thought it would be 100%, but it was 99%. Compare that to his approval rating now with the MAGA GOP: it's 98%. That is there's been no real decline in Macassar folks. That's not that's effectively a hundred percent. It just is. 98 99 margin of error polling even if it's 95, it doesn't matter. It's still unprecedented. Don't tell me the party's fractured. …
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Contradicts. Newsweek (Oct 15) reports the October Fox News poll found 95% of MAGA Republicans approved of Trump, down from 98% in the prior poll, so 98% was not the current figure as of the claim date.[1]
Contradicts. Axios (Oct 18) reports Fox found 95% approval among self-described MAGA Republicans, consistent with the 95% October figure.[2]
Supports. CNN analyst Harry Enten reported Trump had a 98% approval rating among MAGA Republicans in September, which matches the claimed number but refers to an earlier period.[3][4]
Context. Overall approval among Republicans in other polls ranged from 75% to 83%, and the claimed MAGA figure is high relative to these subgroup readings but within the MAGA-specific range of roughly 95-98%.[2][5]
Context. Trump's own claim of 99% approval among the GOP is not supported by the independent polling cited in these sources.[3][5]
Sources
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- 1Trump’s approval rating flips with non-MAGA Republicansnewsweek.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts
- 2Trump's sinking approval leaves GOP candidates in a bindaxios.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts, context
- 3Trump Ignores National Polls, Claims His Approval Rating Among Republicans is 99%mediaite.com · not rated · cited for: supports, context
- 4Donald Trump insists polls are fake and claims his approval rating is really at 60%yahoo.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 5Trump serves up fantasyland cope as brutal reality bites on ...alternet.org · not rated · cited for: context
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