Trump says he “doesn’t believe” in polls and wonders how often pollsters “interview” voters

WASHINGTON (TNND) — Former President Donald Trump told podcast host Joe Rogan on Friday that he “doesn’t really believe” in polls and questions how often pollsters actually “interview” voters.

On Friday, Trump gave a three-hour interview to “The Joe Rogan Experience,” with the appearance scheduled to take place less than two weeks before Election Day. Although many recent ones surveys suggest that Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are in a tight race for the White House, the former president expressed distrust in the polling data.

Do you know how to do surveys? “Oh, I’m going to get in trouble,” Trump said. “So I really don’t have much faith in them.”

Rogan quickly interjected, saying that the 2016 presidential election proved that polls are “ineffective,” referring to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s lead over Trump in most polls at the end of that race. Trump agreed that polling has been “very ineffective” this year, pointing to the scale of his rallies compared to the Clintons.

“You know, I have a theory that these pollsters also charge a lot of money… and they interview about 251 people,” the former president said. “I don’t think they interview them in many cases.”

I am a person with common sense. “I think they probably don’t always vote, some people probably never vote,” he continued. “I don’t know a single person in my entire life who has ever been called by an interviewer.”

The New York Times and Siena College Research Institute released a poll on Friday showing that Trump and Harris received the support of 48% of voters surveyed. Pollsters also asked respondents questions about a variety of political topics, such as immigration and reproductive rights. The poll found Trump has an 11-point lead over Harris on who voters trust more on immigration, while the vice president has a 16-point lead on protecting access to abortion.

Trump also during Friday’s interview he reminded his first day in the White House in January 2017. He told Rogan that the experience was “surreal,” adding that “the love was so crazy” as he and his family drove down Pennsylvania Avenue after his inauguration.