Donald Trump Jr. Deletes False Instagram That Claims Father Is More Popular Than Obama
Donald Trump Jr. deleted a doctored image from his Instagram Friday, which showed his father’s approval rating at 50%.
The falsified image originated from a CNN segment that aired on Monday, which compared numbers from the same period in the past two presidencies. It showed President Donald Trump’s current 40% approval rating, compared to former president Barack Obama’s 45%, as well as unemployment rates and jobs added.
Trump Jr. posted a doctored image on Wednesday that had a “50%” overlaid on top of Trump’s approval rating. The original 40% figure was still slightly visible over the poorly-doctored 50%. Trump Jr. included the caption, “Amazing. I guess there is a magic wand to make things happen and @realdonaldtrump seems to have it #maga #americafirst”
The president’s son was immediately called out on social media for posting the fake data, not only for its inaccuracies but also for its poor quality.
Donald Trump Jr shared a laughably obvious photoshopped picture showing his dad at 50% approval. pic.twitter.com/RArtXdqHUt
— Pé Resists (@4everNeverTrump) August 10, 2018
Ironically, CNN created the approval ratings graphic for a segment fact checking President Trump’s claim that his approval numbers were better than Obama’s at this point.