Most Americans think Trump’s response to the protests across the U.S. is making the situation worse
A significant majority of Americans believe President Donald Trump’s rhetoric on the unrest in parts of the country is making matters worse — with even members of his own party divided on his approach — a new ABC News/Ipsos poll released Friday finds.
Trump’s attempt to reframe the race against former Vice President Joe Biden around “law and order,” does not appear to be breaking through.
Over half of the country — 55% — in the new poll, which was conducted by Ipsos in partnership with ABC News using Ipsos’ Knowledge Panel, said they think Trump is aggravating the situation, while just over one in 10 Americans, 13%, said they think he is making it better. Fewer than one-third, 29%, believe what Trump has said on the topic has had no effect on the protests over racial injustice.
Among his base, 30% of Republicans say the president is improving the situation, compared to 26% who say he’s having an adverse impact. Only 18% of white, non-college educated Americans, another core constituency for the president, believe he is having a positive effect on the protests, while 41% view his comments on the demonstrations amid the debate over racial equality as having a negative influence. [Continue reading…]