Republicans trust Trump more than CDC for medical information: Poll

By John Gage

Published April 10, 2020 6:30pm ET

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Republicans trust Trump more than CDC for medical information: Poll — President Donald Trump walks from Marine One to speak to reporters before boarding Air Force One at Morristown Municipal Airport in Morristown, N.J., Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019, en route to a campaign rally in Manchester, N.H. | (Patrick Semansky/AP)

More Republicans trust President Trump than the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for medical information during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new survey.

CBS News released the results of a poll of 2,025 U.S. residents on Friday that showed 80% of Republicans trust the president for medical information, while 74% of Republicans said they trust the CDC, which is part of the federal government.

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