Overview
- During a Fox News interview, Vice President JD Vance said he and President Trump "always think Fox News has the worst polling," rejecting the network’s late-January generic ballot survey.
- The Fox poll of 1,005 registered voters conducted January 23–26 found Democrats leading 52–46 percent, with a margin of error of ±3 points.
- Host Martha MacCallum pushed back, noting similar results in other surveys, with additional reporting citing a Cygnal poll showing Democrats up 3 points and an aggregated average near a 5-point Democratic edge.
- Vance promoted the administration’s record, claiming a $1,200 average income gain in the first year, $18 trillion in new investment, a 20% drop in murders, a secured border, and deportations, figures outlets said he did not source.
- Coverage placed Vance’s remarks within a broader pattern of the administration disputing unfavorable polls, while noting Fox’s polling unit operates independently and is widely regarded as reliable even as the White House maintains close ties to the network.