President Donald Trump on Monday called for making fake polling a criminal offense, insisting that major surveys had under-counted his support and that they had done so to influence election results.

"Fake and Fraudulent Polling should be, virtually, a criminal offense," he said on Truth Social. "As an example, all of the Anti Trump Media that covered me during the 2020 Election showed Polls that were knowingly wrong. They knew what they were doing, trying to influence the Election, but I won in a Landslide, including winning the Popular Vote, all 7 of the 7 Swing States, the Electoral College was a route, and 2,750 Counties to 525."

Last week, Trump raged against the New York Times/Siena College survey showing him with 40% approval, despite favorable economic metrics. He further indicated plans to sue.

"You can’t do much better than that, and yet if people examined The Failing New York Times, ABC Fake News, NBC Fake News, CBS Fake News, Low Ratings CNN, or the now defunct MSDNC," he added. "Polls were all fraudulent, and bore nothing even close to the final results. Something has to be done about Fraudulent Polling."

Polling has consistently underestimated Trump's support in major elections, a phenomenon leading some pollsters to discuss the prospect of a "hidden Trump voter" unwilling to honestly express their voting intentions.

Ben Whedon is the Chief Political Correspondent at Just the News. Follow him on X.