A majority of Americans say President Trump’s response to the violence in Charlottesville over the weekend was not strong enough, according to a recent poll.
The Marist/NPR/PBS Newshour poll released Wednesday revealed 52 percent of Americans felt the president’s response should have been stronger. Only 27 percent of Americans said his response was strong enough, while 21 percent responded they were unsure.
Among Democrats, 79 percent said the president’s response should have been stronger. In contrast, 19 percent of Republicans said his response should have been stronger.
Trump has faced bipartisan backlash for his remarks regarding the Charlottesville protests, where he has failed to rebuke white supremacist groups and neo-Nazis.
Despite naming the “KKK, neo-Nazis, and white supremacist and other hate groups” in his statement on Monday, Trump on Tuesday said “there is blame on both sides” for the violence. This echoed his original statement on Saturday.
He continued on Tuesday to say “fine people” exist on both sides of the aisle, along with “bad people.”
The telephone poll examined 1,125 adults and was conducted August 14-15.
