Majority of Americans say Trump is exerting more power than predecessors: Survey

Political survey points to public anxiety in U.S. with Trump’s exercise of presidential power

Kansas political science professors glean insight from U.S. survey by Pew Research Center on President Donald Trump's use of executive power.

Americans Worried About Trump’s Use of Power, Survey Finds

Source: The Washington Post / Getty A new poll released Wednesday shows that most Americans believe President Trump is attempting to wield more authority than previous presidents. According to the nonpartisan Pew Research Center, 69 percent of respondents said Trump is trying to use more power than his predecessors, while nearly half (49 percent) view this as “bad” for the country. Another 21 percent said Trump is exercising about the same level…

Majority of Americans say Trump is exerting more power than predecessors: Survey

A poll released Wednesday found most Americans say that President Trump is attempting to exert more power than his predecessors.  The study conducted by the nonpartisan Pew Research Center shows 69 percent of American respondents said Trump is trying to exercise more power than previous presidents, and almost half (49 percent) said this is “bad”…

Most Americans think Trump is trying to exercise more power than previous presidents

49% of U.S. adults say Trump is trying to exercise more presidential power than previous presidents and that this is bad for the country.