An overwhelming majority of Americans think President Trump asking Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to investigate his political rival was wrong, according to a new poll.
The ABC News/Ipsos poll released Monday found 70% of Americans view Trump’s conduct regarding Ukraine as wrong.
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Fewer Americans think his actions should warrant removal from office, however. Fifty-one percent of respondents indicated that they believe Trump should be impeached and removed, while another 19% think Trump should not be removed from office.
The survey also found 25% of Americans think Trump did nothing wrong by asking Ukraine to investigate Joe Biden, the former vice president who is running for the White House in 2020.
The poll comes as public impeachment hearings focused on whether the Trump administration conditioned military aid to Ukraine or state meetings on a Biden investigation enter their second week.
Only 21% of Americans said they were following the hearings closely. Regardless, 32% said they had already made up their minds about whether Trump should be impeached before a whistleblower report on his conduct became public.
The poll, conducted Nov. 16-17, surveyed a random national sample of 506 adults. It has a margin of error of 4.8 points.
