X poll shows 70% no Trump leadership

HopeMeter posted an X poll on May 24 asking users about Donald Trump’s leadership, according to the linked thread cited in the source material. The post showed a live result with “NO” at 70% and “YES” at 29%, with comments visible beneath the poll. Because X polls update in real time, the figures shown in a screenshot or summary reflect only the tally visible at that moment, not a fixed final result. The item circulated as a social-media poll, not as a scientific survey of U.S. voters. ### What exactly was posted on X on May 24? The May 24 post came from the X account HopeMeter and used X’s native poll format, according to the source briefing and HopeMeter’s public website. The poll asked about Trump’s leadership and offered “YES” and “NO” as response options, while the thread also allowed users to add comments below the post. (x.com) The 70%-to-29% split cited in the briefing appears to describe the live numbers visible when the post was captured or reviewed. X polls can continue to move as additional users vote, so any percentage attached to a live poll should be read as time-specific unless the poll has closed and a final tally is shown. ### Does a live X poll count as public-opinion polling? (x.com) X’s poll tool is a platform feature that lets users vote inside a post, but it does not by itself produce a representative sample of the public. The HopeMeter website describes itself as a polling platform tracking “real-time global sentiment,” but that is different from the methods used by established survey organizations that disclose sample design, field dates and population. (x.com) Pew Research Center, for example, said in a May 1 report that it surveyed 5,103 U.S. adults from April 20 to 26 using its American Trends Panel. Pew reported Trump’s job approval at 34% and described the survey as representing the views of the full U.S. adult population. (hopemeter.org) ### How does that differ from standard political polling? Pew’s May report included field dates, sample size and the population surveyed, which are standard details readers use to judge a poll’s quality. The HopeMeter X post, by contrast, was a live social-media poll embedded in a thread, and the available material does not provide the same methodological detail in the post summary supplied here. (pewresearch.org) AP News’ polling tracker separately groups national polls from established polling organizations, underscoring the distinction between platform engagement and formal survey research. A social-media poll can show what a self-selected online audience is doing in one thread; it does not on its own establish broader national opinion. (pewresearch.org) ### Why were people sharing the 70% number? The 70% figure was the most striking number visible in the post because it showed “NO” well ahead of “YES” at the time referenced in the briefing. On X, those headline percentages often drive reposts and replies even before a poll closes, especially when the subject is a national political figure. (apnews.com) The broader polling backdrop in May 2026 was also negative for Trump in several traditional surveys. Pew said on May 1 that Trump’s approval rating had fallen to 34%, while other polling trackers listed recent national surveys showing him underwater with adults, registered voters or likely voters, depending on the sample. (x.com) ### What should readers watch next on this post? The next concrete step is the poll’s closing result on the HopeMeter X account, because X polls continue accepting votes until their set time expires. Anyone trying to verify the final outcome would need to check the original HopeMeter thread on X after the voting window ends and compare that closing tally with any screenshots or summaries shared earlier on May 24. (pewresearch.org) (x.com)