Chuck Schumer brings up Trump's approval rating—when faced with his own tanking numbers claims 'polls come and go'

During the same presser, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said that "polls come and go" just minutes after pointing out that an approval poll of President Donald Trump's first 100 days in office turned out badly.

"The polls this week show Trump has the lowest 100-day approval rating since they started polling 80 years ago. The lowest. Even worse, 72 percent of Americans think it's likely that Trump's handling of the economy will walk us directly into a recession," Schumer told reporters.

A few minutes later, a reporter asked him, "There's a poll out today that has your approval rating lower than any other Congressional leader at 17 percent. Are you concerned that you may be a liability for your party?"

Schumer cut off the reporter and declared, "Polls come and go. Our party is united. We're on our front foot. We're stepping forward, going after Trump and having real success."

The Democratic lawmaker was mocked online because of the contrast between how he treated the poll results. An NPR/PBS/Marist poll found that 45 percent of Americans would give Trump an F for his first 100 days in office, while only 23 percent said he should get an A with how he has governed in the White House, NPR reported.

However, a CNN poll released on Tuesday found that only 17 percent of Americans have a favorable view of Schumer as the Senate Minority Leader while 44 percent have an unfavorable view, the worst he has polled since 2017 and lower than any other Congressional leader. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries had a 20 percent favorable to 27 percent unfavorable rating in contrast.