'Poll: Majority Of Americans Blame Trump For Violence At Capitol'

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- National Guard members arrive at the U.S. Capitol this week to assist with security ahead of President-elect Biden's inauguration. A new poll finds 58% of Americans think President Trump is to blame for last week's violence.
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NPR, Jan. 15, 2021.

Almost 6 in 10 Americans said they blame President Trump for the violent insurrection that took place Jan. 6 at the U.S. Capitol by a mob of his supporters, according to the latest NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll. But they are split on whether Congress should continue to take action against him after he leaves office next week, and half believe social media companies such as Facebook and Twitter — which have banned him from their platforms — should not continue to restrict Trump after Wednesday.

Eight in 10 Republicans disagree that Trump is to blame for the violence, don't believe social media companies should continue restrictions on him and don't trust that results of the 2020 election were accurate. That's despite no evidence of widespread fraud and Trump's own administration saying the election was the "most secure in American history."
All states have certified their results, and Congress formally completed the Electoral College vote count last week.

Trump has continued to claim falsely that the election was stolen and rigged, repeating that message to tens of millions of his followers. That was amplified by conservative media in the lead-up to the violence Jan. 6 that was intended to stop the ceremonial counting of the Electoral College votes from the states that showed Democrat Joe Biden won the presidential election. To date, Trump has still not conceded, even after the House impeached him for a second time Wednesday. Following the vote, Trump released a video denouncing plans for further violence and promised a peaceful transition, but he did not congratulate Biden on his victory.

The survey was conducted Monday through Wednesday this week. About 2/3rds of the interviews were conducted before Trump was impeached. It has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.5 percentage points. Blaming Trump: Overall, 58% said Trump is to blame either a "great deal" or a "good amount" for the violence at the Capitol, while 40% said "not much" or "not at all." Predictably, there is a sharp partisan divide — 92% of Democrats and 55% of independents blame Trump, but 82% of Republicans do not. Two-thirds of college graduates, nonwhites, those who live in cities and suburbs blame Trump a great deal or good amount...

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