Majority say Trump should be removed

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ByKendall Karson
January 10, 2021, 6:59 AM

... In the new survey .. conducted by Ipsos in partnership with ABC News .. 56% of Americans think the sitting commander-in-chief should be removed from office before the official transfer of power .. while 43% say he should not. Among those who say Trump should not be removed immediately, nearly half (45%) nevertheless say his actions this week were wrong.

Ousting the current president before his term expires splits Americans along partisan lines, with 94% of Democrats and only 13% of Republicans supporting the move. A majority of independents -- 58% -- also back removing him ...

Sixty-seven percent of Americans lay blame squarely at Trump's feet ... This includes 52% who believe he shoulders a great deal of the responsibility. Only 15% .. say.. he bears none of the blame ...

... One of the least-trusted figures is .. Ted Cruz ... An overwhelming 71% of Americans say they don't trust him to defend democracy, including 47% who don't trust him at all. ...

https://abcnews.go.com/US/capitol-siege-majority-americans-trump-removed-office-term/story?id=75154331

[kirby]

1. More than 70% said we should have had a public option too n/t

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2. 18 percent of Republicans support riots

BY CELINE CASTRONUOVO - 01/08/21 08:12 PM EST

Approximately 18 percent of Republicans support the pro-Trump rioters .. according to a PBS NewsHour/Marist poll released Friday.

The survey, which polled more than 800 adults the day after the riots, also found that .. most Americans, approximately 88 percent, either opposed or strongly opposed the mob’s actions ...

... Among Republicans, 69 percent believe Trump is “at little or no fault” ...

https://thehill.com/homenews/news/533452-poll-18-percent-of-republicans-support-capitol-riots