President Donald Trump dropped a pair of bold-faced boasts among his flurry of social media posts on Friday night dclaring himself the “king” of his most unpopular policy. “Even Fake News CNN is praising the DROP in Mortgage Interest Rates!” Trump wrote in the late-night message. That post included a segment from Thursday’s edition of CNN News Central crediting lower mortgage rates to a Trump policy that some have criticized as a short-term fix. Each post featured a black-and-white portrait of Trump glaring at the camera behind the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office. PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMPThe dismal public approval has not dissuaded Trump from pursuing the policy, or from proudly associating himself with it.

Source: CNN January 17, 2026 15:28 UTC