Most Americans trust Black Lives Matter movement more than Trump to promote justice and racial equality
The police crackdown to clear protesters from Lafayette Square last week looms as a defining moment in the national debate over race and law enforcement that has been sparked by the death of George Floyd.
An exclusive USA TODAY/Ipsos Poll finds Americans overwhelmingly endorse the right of peaceful protest outside the White House – a view held by nearly 9 of 10 people across racial and partisan lines. Nearly 9 of 10 had heard about the clashes that cleared demonstrators before President Trump walked across the square to stand in front of historic St. John’s Church, holding aloft a Bible.
In its wake, Americans by a huge margin, by 22 percentage points, now express more trust in the Black Lives Matter movement to promote justice and racial equality than they do in the president of the United States. Former president Barack Obama is more than twice as likely as Trump to be seen as a president who could best handle this moment of civil unrest. [Continue reading…]