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Most Americans say Trump’s Rob Reiner comments were ‘inappropriate’: Poll
A YouGov poll found 72% of Americans view Trump's post on Rob Reiner as inappropriate, with majorities across party lines rejecting criticism of recently deceased public figures.
- When shown a screenshot, 72% of Americans called President Donald Trump's Truth Social post about Rob Reiner inappropriate.
- On Sunday, filmmaker Rob Reiner and his wife Michele were found stabbed, prompting social-media reactions including praise from Ted Cruz, Barack Obama and Gavin Newsom, YouGov presented.
- Republicans were less likely to call Trump's post inappropriate, but a majority of Republicans and most Democrats still did, while most Americans say criticizing recently killed public figures is unacceptable.
- Compared with September, acceptance of criticizing a recently killed public figure fell from 77% to 18%, driven mainly by Democrats, among U.S. adult citizens.
- The poll surveyed 1,107 U.S. adult citizens from YouGov's opt-in panel with demographic weighting and a margin of error of approximately 4%, while posts praising Reiner from Ted Cruz, Barack Obama, and Gavin Newsom were deemed appropriate by over 80% of Americans.
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Leaning Left3Leaning Right1Center12Last UpdatedBias Distribution75% Center
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