Last updated on July 18th, 2023 at 11:33 am
A new ABC News/Ipsos poll found that 64% of Americans believe that Trump tried to pressure Ukraine for dirt on Biden and the vast majority aren’t surprised.
Via ABC News:
JUST IN: Nearly two-thirds of Americans believe Pres. Trump's encouragement of a foreign leader to investigate a political rival and his family is a serious problem, according to a new @ABC News/Ipsos poll. https://t.co/c8ginwqXKS pic.twitter.com/e3Neaj8ymt
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— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) September 29, 2019
MORE: Only 17% said they were surprised by the president's actions, a new @ABC News/Ipsos poll finds. https://t.co/XzQvz3l6en pic.twitter.com/3uw6g3cTxN
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) September 29, 2019
54% of those polled stated that they were following the story closely. 37% said that they were not.
The number of people who are not following this scandal closely tracks with the low-end range of Trump’s approval rating. It’s a trend that has been on display since Trump ran for president. When bad news comes, the president’s biggest supporters ignore it. Trump’s base will never be swayed away from him. There will never be 70%-80% support for impeachment.
The country is in the very early stages of impeachment, and Trump is already in a deep hole.
Impeachment is not going to blow over or be ignored. Trump can’t change the subject by talking about Joe Biden conspiracy theories. Trump is in a nightmare of his own making, as the numbers on impeachment are likely to get worse for the White House in the weeks to come.
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