'No Wonder They Like Me!!!': Donald Trump Ignored Tanking Polls To Brag About Women's Jobs Data

President Donald Trump appeared to boast about his popularity with women in a Truth Social post on Sunday after sharing a report highlighting women's employment gains, writing, 'No wonder they like me!!!'

The post came as polling showed his approval among women had fallen sharply ahead of the November midterm elections.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Friday that US nonfarm payroll employment increased by 162,000 in August. A separate analysis of BLS household-survey data found that the number of employed women rose by about 158,000 during the month, compared with roughly 4,000 for men.

That calculation suggests women accounted for about 98 percent of the net increase in employment measured by the household survey, but it is not an official BLS breakdown of the 162,000 payroll gains.

The figures were highlighted in a 6 September Just the News report, which said women's cumulative payroll employment had risen by roughly 765,000 since December 2024, while men's had declined by about 6,000. Trump shared the report on Truth Social, along with his comment about women liking him.

Women's Employment Gains Meet Sliding Approval

Trump's standing among women has deteriorated in recent months ahead of the midterm elections. ActiVote's monthly polling showed his net approval among women falling from minus 16 in June to minus 19 in July and minus 30 in August.

The latest survey found 34 percent of women approved of his performance, while 64 percent disapproved.

A separate Bellwether Research and Consulting survey of 1,604 women conducted Aug. 21-22 found that 32 percent approved of Trump's performance.

Among women who voted for Trump in 2024, one in four said they now disapprove of his job performance. The economy and cost of living were the leading concerns, cited by 38 percent of respondents.

Christine Matthews, president of Bellwether Research and Consulting, said women who supported Trump in 2024 because of inflation and the cost of living were among those now expressing dissatisfaction with his administration.

Matthews also said Democratic women were showing greater enthusiasm about voting than Republican women.

A Pattern of Personal Insults

Trump has repeatedly directed personal insults at women in the media and entertainment industry. On 3 February, Trump snapped at CNN's Kaitlan Collins after she asked what he would say to Jeffrey Epstein survivors who felt they had not received justice, telling her he did not think he had ever seen her smile.

Collins later responded that she did not think she should be smiling while asking questions about a sex trafficker and sexual-assault victims.

In July, Trump returned to the subject during remarks at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner, saying, 'She never smiles. I said, 'Kaitlan do you ever smile? Smile!' You have a nice position; you're at CNN fake news. You should be a happy person. So smile, Kaitlan! Just smile.'

Trump has also repeatedly attacked The New York Times' Maggie Haberman, including referring to her as 'Maggot Hagerman.' He called her colleague Katie Rogers 'a third-rate reporter who is ugly, both inside and out' in a November 2025 Truth Social post. Trump has also described television personality Rosie O'Donnell at times as a 'fat pig,' 'total slob', and 'animal.'