Two new polls gauging Americans’ views on President Trump’s response to the violent and ultimately deadly events in Charlottesville found similar results: a sharply partisan divide in opinions, with a solid majority of Republicans approving of Trump’s response while an overwhelming majority of Democrats disapprove. Overall both polls found a majority of Americans did not believe Trump responded adequately to the tragic events surrounding the white nationalist rally.
CBS News published its new poll Thursday morning revealing that 55% of respondents disapproved of Trump’s response to Charlottesville, with just over a third, 34%, approving. The survey of 1,223 adults was conducted by phone from August 14 -16 and thus includes responses from before and after Trump’s controversial press conference on Tuesday.
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