Steve Herman

Gallup has measured POTUS job approval since the Truman era and says the decision is based on its research goals and priorities.

Historically, John F. Kennedy holds the highest average approval rating at 71%, followed by Dwight D. Eisenhower and George H.W.

Bush.

But the timing is raising eyebrows.

Some observers have speculated Gallup may want to avoid political blowback.

Steve Herman, executive director at the Jordan Center for Journalism Advocacy and Innovation, noted that President Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened to sue media and polling firms that portray him negatively.

And conservative commentator Bill Kristol pointed to Gallup's contracts with federal agencies.

I'm apparently still the chief national correspondent of the Voice of America and a former VOA White House bureau chief and author. of the nonfiction book Behind the White House Curtain, which goes into some of the stuff that we're going to talk about today, dealing with the challenges VOA faced in the first Trump administration.

I'm apparently still the chief national correspondent of the Voice of America and a former VOA White House bureau chief and author. of the nonfiction book Behind the White House Curtain, which goes into some of the stuff that we're going to talk about today, dealing with the challenges VOA faced in the first Trump administration.

I'm apparently still the chief national correspondent of the Voice of America and a former VOA White House bureau chief and author. of the nonfiction book Behind the White House Curtain, which goes into some of the stuff that we're going to talk about today, dealing with the challenges VOA faced in the first Trump administration.

That's the perception that there was a high-ranking U.S. government official who took umbrage with a particular post that I had quoted from a news release from an NGO which was upset with what was happening to the U.S. Agency for International Development, USAID. And – That official reacted saying that because I'm with VOA, I should basically just be a mouthpiece of the US government.

That's the perception that there was a high-ranking U.S. government official who took umbrage with a particular post that I had quoted from a news release from an NGO which was upset with what was happening to the U.S. Agency for International Development, USAID. And – That official reacted saying that because I'm with VOA, I should basically just be a mouthpiece of the US government.

That's the perception that there was a high-ranking U.S. government official who took umbrage with a particular post that I had quoted from a news release from an NGO which was upset with what was happening to the U.S. Agency for International Development, USAID. And – That official reacted saying that because I'm with VOA, I should basically just be a mouthpiece of the US government.

And that what I had posted on social media, this innocuous quote from an NGO president was, I don't remember the exact language, but basically saying that I was probably a traitor, which if you look up the punishment for treason, it's relatively dire in the United States.

And that what I had posted on social media, this innocuous quote from an NGO president was, I don't remember the exact language, but basically saying that I was probably a traitor, which if you look up the punishment for treason, it's relatively dire in the United States.

And that what I had posted on social media, this innocuous quote from an NGO president was, I don't remember the exact language, but basically saying that I was probably a traitor, which if you look up the punishment for treason, it's relatively dire in the United States.

Yes, we broadcast radio, television, streaming, online, social media apps, all that sort of stuff in about 50 languages. Our original language was German, then Japanese. We do not broadcast in German or Japanese anymore. The languages change over time based on what is the geopolitical situation of the world.

Yes, we broadcast radio, television, streaming, online, social media apps, all that sort of stuff in about 50 languages. Our original language was German, then Japanese. We do not broadcast in German or Japanese anymore. The languages change over time based on what is the geopolitical situation of the world.

Yes, we broadcast radio, television, streaming, online, social media apps, all that sort of stuff in about 50 languages. Our original language was German, then Japanese. We do not broadcast in German or Japanese anymore. The languages change over time based on what is the geopolitical situation of the world.

And we are not only telling America's story to the world, but we're telling people what's happening in their regions of the world in their own languages. We are very integrated in the Washington, D.C., inside the Beltway press. And that's been the case for many decades. Of course, there are people that scoff and say, oh, you know, VOA, because it's funded by the U.S.