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Trump truth Social post containing 2 videos. Video transcript This is a historic comparison. A majority of Republicans—53%—say he's the Republican president they most admire: Donald J. Trump. Ronald Reagan, who traditionally has won that spot, is at just.
WASHINGTON D.C. — Truth Social post containing 2 videos.
Video transcript This is a historic comparison. A majority of Republicans—53%—say he’s the Republican president they most admire: Donald J. Trump.
Trump shared a video highlighting poll results where 53% of Republicans named him as the president they most admire. The data comes from a CNN/SSRS poll conducted in May 2026, which placed Ronald Reagan at 18% and Abraham Lincoln at 8% among Republican respondents.
Truth Social post containing 2 videos.
Video transcript This is a historic comparison. A majority of Republicans—53%—say he’s the Republican president they most admire: Trump. Ronald Reagan, who traditionally has won that spot, is at just 18%. And Abraham Lincoln, who by most historic accounts is the greatest president of all time, Republicans say is the president they most admire by—this is five to six times as many—Trump at 53%, easily crushing Abe Lincoln at 8%. The Elon poll showed that he was the greatest president as well. Donald, it feels like this slide made it on a printout on his desk.
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