Poll: Most say Trump wrong in blaming both sides for Charlottesville violence

[Julian Englis]

Source: The Hill

A majority of Americans think that President Trump blaming both sides for Charlottesville, Va., violence is inaccurate, according to a CBS poll released Thursday.

The poll, which began surveying respondents the day before Trump’s controversial press conference Tuesday, found that people were more “disapproving” of Trump after the conference.

Fifty-five percent said that Trump’s blame on the Charlottesville rally was inaccurate, compared to 35 percent that said they thought the president was accurate, according to the poll.

The survey also found a strong partisan divide on who was to blame, with 68 percent of Republicans believing that Trump’s argument was correct compared to only 10 percent of Democrats surveyed.

The poll also found that 63 percent of Americans think that the Charlottesville attack should be called “domestic terrorism.”

Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/346918-poll-most-say-trump-wrong-to-blame-both-sides-for-charlottesville

[DonViejo]

1. Another view of the poll...

CBS Poll: 67% of Republicans Approve of Trump’s Handling of 'Domestic Terrorism' in Charlottesville

by Ken Meyer | 8:09 am, August 17th, 2017

A new CBS poll is showing a major partisan divide in how President Trump‘s remarks on Charlottesville are being received across the country.

While a 55% majority disapprove of how Trump handled the aftermath of last weekend’s racial hostilities, 67% of Republicans approve of how the president responded to the situation and designated who was to blame. Democratic disapproval came out to 82% while 53% of Independent voters also did not agree with Trump’s actions.

The poll was conducted over the last three days, meaning people were able to respond to Trump’s statement on Monday as well as his inflammatory press conference on Tuesday. Most of the participants believed that Trump had to clarify the remarks he gave when he initially spoke out about the chaos of recent days.

Most of the polled participants view the car attack in Charlottesville as an act of “domestic terrorism,” and Trump’s disapproval among both political parties has seen an uptick from previous polling. The new study also finds that more Americans think Trump has encouraged racial division.

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https://www.mediaite.com/online/poll-67-of-republicans-approve-of-trumps-handling-of-domestic-terrorism-in-charlottesville/

[C_U_L8R]

2. So the majority of Republican think Nazis are okay

Good to know. We always suspected.

[Sunlei]

3. The Fed minimum wage is $7.25. Why does Congress focus on RW nazis & ignore THEIR JOB to raise min?

[Billb93]

4. 68%

The 68% of Republicans approving says more about the condition of our country then I can imagine.

[Grammy23]

5. It also helps explain why Congress, who could send tRump back to tRump Tower,

and oust him from the Oval Office, are sitting on their hands. Or maybe more accurately, putting a finger in the wind to detect the direction. Hmmmm....

[riversedge]

6. k for visibility