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A new ABC News/Ipsos poll release on Friday found that a majority of Americans believe Trump’s response to the protests has made the unrest worse, not better.
Fifty-five percent of Americans in the new poll say they think Trump is aggravating the situation, while 13% say 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,” ABC reports.
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.”
2.53pm BST
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo defended the president’s support of members of the military in an interview on Friday morning.
Speaking to radio host Hugh Hewitt, Pompeo said he had not read the Atlantic article but insisted the description does not comport with what he knows about Trump.
Continue reading…Report: Trump called American war dead ‘suckers’US unemployment fell to 8.4% last monthCould western Pennsylvania win Trump a second term?New York police hunt car that drove into BLM protestersSign up for our First Thing newsletter 3.20pm BSTA new ABC News/Ipsos poll release on Friday found that a majority of Americans believe Trump’s response to the protests has made the unrest worse, not better. Fifty-five percent of Americans in the new poll say they think Trump is aggravating the situation, while 13% say 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,” ABC reports.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.” 2.53pm BSTSecretary of State Mike Pompeo defended the president’s support of members of the military in an interview on Friday morning. Speaking to radio host Hugh Hewitt, Pompeo said he had not read the Atlantic article but insisted the description does not comport with what he knows about Trump. Continue reading…