US EditionJust 38% of Americans support Trump's use of troops to police DC, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
A Reuters/Ipsos poll of 1,022 adults finds 38% support National Guard use in Washington, with 76% of Republicans in favor and only 8% of Democrats supporting the deployment.
- Wednesday's Reuters/Ipsos poll found only 38% of Americans support using troops for law enforcement in Washington, D.C., surveying 1,022 adults Aug. 22-24 with a 3-point margin of error.
- Earlier this month, President Donald Trump ordered National Guard troops to help police Washington, D.C., prompting Democrats including Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser to criticise it as politically motivated rather than crime-related.
- The poll showed a sharp partisan divide, with 76% of Republicans supporting troop deployments while only 8% of Democrats did, and just 36% of Reuters/Ipsos poll respondents backing federal control of D.C.'s police.
- Hundreds of unarmed National Guard troops have been visible in Washington after President Donald Trump declared a crime emergency, while The Washington Post reported Pentagon preparations for Chicago operations this month.
- The poll arrives as President Donald Trump's approval stands at 40% with 54% disapproving, coming amid his recent federal takeover of Washington, D.C.
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Just 38% of Americans support Trump's use of troops to police DC, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
By Jason Lange
·Colorado Springs, United States
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Mediafax Sondaj The three days that ended Sunday showed that only 38% of Americans supported the use of troops for maintaining order in the U.S. capital and 46% opposed. The rest were not sure or refused to answer the question. The support was the most powerful among the Republicans, 76% of them supporting the deployment of troops, only 8% of the Democrats. Among those who did not identify with any of the two parties, 28% were declared to be in …
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