Trump blasts Fox News poll that shows almost HALF the country wants him impeached as he brands the survey 'fake' and 'lousy' and claims 'I have the real polls' (12 Pics)

President Donald Trump claimed on Sunday that polls showing that 49 percent of voters want him impeached were 'fake' and 'lousy' and said he had 'the real polls.' 

The polling from Fox News, MSN, and NBC/WSJ revealed that that almost half the country now supports Trump's removal, and were conducted amid an impeachment inquiry focusing on whether POTUS improperly encouraged Ukraine to carrying out investigations that would help his political goals.   

When confronted by the numbers outside the White House Sunday, Trump shot back: 'You’re looking at the wrong polls. I have the real polls. The CNN polls are fake. The Fox polls have always been lousy. I tell them they ought to get themselves a new pollster.'     

Compared to a Fox poll conducted in early October, results were down 2 to 49 percent, despite the military raid that killed ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and Trump's decision to withdraw troops from Syria.

In the NBC/WSJ poll taken on the same three dates, 49 percent said they wanted Trump impeached and removed and 46 said he should stay.

Support for Trump's impeachment and removal was down 2 percent to 49 percent, compared to 52 percent early last month

NBC/WSJ poll showed that support to impeach Trump was up since earlier in the month, with 49 percent wanting him removed. It's compared to the same percentage previously not wanting his impeachment and wishing for him to stay in office, while 8 percent were unsure

As of Sunday, a daily MSN poll showed 52 percent supported the Senate voting to remove Trump from office if he was impeached

It's compared to an equal percentage believing in a poll conducted October 4-6 that he shouldn't be impeached and should remain in office. Previously only 43 percent supported a removal and 8 percent admitted they were unsure but this time around there was more certainty among respondents.

In an MSN poll that is updated daily around noon, results on Sunday showed 52 percent supported the Senate voting to remove Trump from office if he was impeached. The percentage was down compared to results late September and early October.

The MSN result – obtained from 1,500 responses in online surveys 'delivered to a random sample of likely voters' - said that at the moment, 62 percent believes the country is headed in the wrong direction and 55 percent disapprove of the job President Donald Trump is doing. 

MSN result said 62 percent believe the country is headed in the wrong direction

The MSN poll showed 55 percent disapprove of the job President Donald Trump is doing in the White House

In NBC's poll, half of the respondents said they'd vote for Joe Biden if he was up against Trump, who got 41 percent of the vote, and half said they'd vote for Elizabeth Warren if she was battling against the president, who got 42 percent of the vote when hypothetically pitted against her for the presidency. 

'At this very early stage of the impeachment inquiry the data suggest a path for victory for Trump with the judges in the Senate,' Democratic pollster Jeff Horwitt of Hart Research, who conducted this survey with Republican pollster Bill McInturff at Public Opinion Strategies, told NBC/WSJ about their results.

'But there's a much more challenging road ahead come next November with the judges at the ballot box.' 

A huge 57 percent disapproved of Trump's job performance, up 3 percent since September, and the same as October 2017

Total of 42 percent saying lawmakers should remove him immediately if there's enough evidence but 43 percent said it should be decided in the 2020 election

The likelihood of Trump's impeachment has increased in the view of Fox News poll participants compared to in June

The Fox News poll said the impeachment inquiry was legitimate (52 percent) and 39 percent called it 'bogus'

But a whopping 57 percent of those opposing impeachment admitted even new evidence wouldn't change their minds

The Fox News poll said that 52 percent agreed the impeachment inquiry was legitimate and 39 percent called it 'bogus'. 

It also showed the likelihood of Trump's impeachment has increased among respondents with a combined 55 percent finding it likely in some degree compared to 38 percent in June.

A total of 42 percent said lawmakers should remove Trump immediately if there's enough evidence for impeachment but 43 percent said it should be decided in the 2020 election.

A huge 57 percent disapproved of Trump's job performance, up 3 percent since September, and the same as results from October 2017.

However 57 percent of those opposing impeachment admitted that even new evidence wouldn't change their minds.

'As long as Republican leaders remain united behind the president, it's unlikely his overall support will drop much below 40 percent,' Republican pollster Daron Shaw, who conducts the Fox News Poll with Democratic counterpart Chris Anderson, said. 

'One major difference between the Nixon and Clinton impeachment proceedings is the behavior of partisan elites. Basically, it's only when GOP elites jump ship that Republican voters will follow suit.'

Half of the respondents said they'd vote for Joe Biden if he's up against Trump and half said they'd vote for Elizabeth Warren if she was battling against the president