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Republican Support Trump's Classified Govt Document Actions Decreases

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A new survey from the Economist/YouGov suggests that Republicans are less likely to approve of former President Donald Trump taking classified government documents than they were last August.

  • YouGov: “about one-quarter of Americans (24%) strongly or somewhat approve of Trump taking presidential records with him from the White House to his private residence after leaving office…”
  • “Compared to last August, approval of Trump’s actions has fallen 8 percentage points. The most notable drop in approval (14 points) was among Republicans: Currently, 39% approve of Trump taking the records, while last August, 53% did.”
  • The survey suggests that while Trump remains the clear frontrunner for the Republican presidential nomination, Republican support for his actions may be softer than the prevailing wisdom suggests.

Figure 1: Approval of Former President Donald Trump’s Storage of Govt Materials

Source: Economist/YouGov

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