More than 60 percent of Americans in a new poll say it is a serious problem that President Trump Donald John TrumpPelosi: Impeachment worth losing House in 2020 Pelosi: Turning Texas blue is 'our hope for the future' State Dept. ramps up probe into Clinton email server: report MORE asked the leader of Ukraine to investigate 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden Joe BidenTrump rips impeachment as 'single greatest scam' Liberals keep foot on the gas on impeachment Sunday shows lineup: Trump impeachment dominates the talk circuit MORE and his son.
The ABC News-Ipsos survey, which was released Sunday morning, found that 43 percent of Americans said that Trump's interactions with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky are a "very serious" problem, while 21 percent described them as "somewhat serious."
Meanwhile, 36 percent of respondents said the revelations are not serious.
The response split heavily along partisan lines, with Democrats being far more likely than Republicans to view the interactions as serious. Ninety-one percent of Democratic respondents said Trump's talks with Zelensky are a very serious or somewhat serious problem. Just 32 percent of Republicans said the same.
The latest survey also found that most Americans are unsurprised by the president's move to encourage the leader of a foreign country to investigate a political opponent.
Just 17 percent of respondents said they are surprised to hear Trump called on Zelensky to investigate Biden. Eighty-three percent said they are not surprised.
Trump is facing mounting scrutiny over revelations from a whistleblower complaint about his interactions with Zelensky. The developments led Speaker Nancy Pelosi Nancy PelosiPelosi: Impeachment worth losing House in 2020 Pelosi: Turning Texas blue is 'our hope for the future' Trump rips impeachment as 'single greatest scam' MORE (D-Calif.) to announce a formal impeachment inquiry last week.
The complaint accuses Trump of pressuring Zelensky to investigate Biden and his son, Hunter Biden, over unsubstantiated allegations of corruption.
A White House memo of the leaders' July 25 phone call confirms that Trump repeatedly asked Zelensky to work with his personal attorney Rudy Giuliani Rudy GiulianiSunday shows lineup: Trump impeachment dominates the talk circuit The five Trump officials Democrats want to depose O'Rourke: Trump should resign MORE and Attorney General William Barr William Pelham BarrO'Rourke: Trump should resign Impeachment investigation should focus on more than Ukraine Intelligence community strikes back — an impeachment game-changer MORE to investigate the Bidens.
The latest survey from ABC News did not include a question about Americans' feelings toward impeachment. But other polls have suggested that the public is becoming more open to the process. An NPR-PBS NewsHour-Marist survey found that 49 percent of Americans approve impeachment. A recent Hill-HarrisX poll also found that 47 percent of Americans support impeachment.
The new ABC News-Ipsos poll was conducted on Sept. 27 and Sept. 28 among a national population of 504 adults. It has a margin of error of 4.8 percentage points.
Full-Copper-Repipe on September 29th, 2019 at 13:24 UTC »
40% of Americans responded with “What’s a You Crane?”
jainyday on September 29th, 2019 at 12:07 UTC »
I think this is an interesting stat from the same poll: that 17% of Americans are surprised.
That might seem disappointingly low, but I think it's remarkable. There's 30% of Americans who will apparently support Trump no matter what, and at least another 30% of Americans who believed Trump violated his oath of office from the moment he took it. That only leaves 40% of wiggle room, tops. And for 17% of Americans, or about 42% of that middle 40%, THIS is the thing that finally changes their minds.
I don't think there could be a bigger change in opinion, no matter what happens next, just because of how polarized America already was on Trump from the start. Threat to America aside, this is a big problem for the GOP. People are paying attention.
shwarma_heaven on September 29th, 2019 at 12:01 UTC »
Not my parents. My mother literally told me Trump is the greatest thing to happen to America. When I told her about the about the 19 ongoing criminal investigations outside of Congress, she said "well yeah they just want to get him"....