More Americans have confidence in President Trump than in the news media, according to a new national poll of registered voters.
The poll, conducted by Fox News from Feb. 11-13, said that 53 percent of registered voters had either some confidence or a great deal of confidence in the president. That’s compared to 44 percent who had confidence in the news media.
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A majority, 55 percent, said they had not much or no confidence in the news media. For Trump, it was 46 percent.
The numbers are fairly similar to those in 2014, the last time the same poll asked the same question.
Asked then, 52 percent had a great deal or some confidence in the president, compared to 42 percent who said they had that level of confidence in the news media.
Trump, throughout his campaign and since being elected, has attempted to discredit the national media, in general, as the “enemy of the American people.”
