Kraken Loc: Barry's Bay

Americans have little trust in the information they are hearing from President Trump about the novel coronavirus, and their confidence in the federal government's response to it is declining sharply, according to a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll.

Just 46% of Americans now say the federal government is doing enough to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, down from 61% in February.

Just 37% of Americans now say they had a good amount or a great deal of trust in what they're hearing from the president, while 60% say they had not very much or no trust at all in what he's saying.

The president rates worst of all groups tested, be it public health officials, state and local leaders or the news media. And more Americans disapprove of the president's handling of the pandemic than approve by a 49%-44% margin. But that does not differ greatly from his overall job approval rating, which stands at 43%.

That's largely unchanged from the last survey in February, and 51% still said they approve of the president's handling of the economy, despite the massive slides in the stock market of late related to the coronavirus.

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Public health officials got the highest level of trust at 84%, followed by those state and local leaders (72%). Americans were split 50% to 47% on whether they can trust information coming from the news media or not.

A sharp partisan divide on the president and news media

Just 8% of Democrats and 34% of independents said they trust the information coming from the president. But three-quarters of Republicans said they do.

When it comes to the news media, two-thirds of Democrats trust the information they hear coming from them; independents were split; and Republicans overwhelmingly said they do not trust what they're hearing from the media.

Having significant chunks of the country either not believing their president (who controls the federal government's response), the press (which is a gatekeeper for information), or both, could be dangerous in a pandemic.

Republicans think coronavirus is blown out of proportion

Trump initially underplayed the threat of the novel coronavirus, and that appears to have affected how seriously some Americans, particularly Republicans, are taking the threat of the highly contagious virus.

Just 40% of Republicans now say it is a real threat, down from 72% in February. A majority of Republicans (54%) said they think it has been blown out of proportion, more than double what it was in February (23%).

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donrent Loc: Punta Gorda , Fl

Another worthless reporter spewing his own crap.

Shutterbug1697 Loc: Northeast

When you have Anthony Fauci directly contradicting trumps own statements during the news briefing yesterday, because trump was dead wrong in what he said, NOONE should be trusting anything that trump says about Covid-19 or the Federal Government's response to the Corona Virus response!

Kmgw9v Loc: Miami, Florida

The President’s press conferences are little more than self-aggrandizing propaganda.
Insulting to many.

JohnFrim Loc: Somewhere in the Great White North.

... but very revealing... to those with open eyes, ears and minds.

wilpharm Loc: Oklahoma

listen the the little KKKanadians squealing!!!

wilpharm Loc: Oklahoma

then don't listen if you are so easily offended & insulted...

Kraken Loc: Barry's Bay

37%, trump's original cult base. You just can't budge the ones that drank the kool-aid back in 2016.

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donrent Loc: Punta Gorda , Fl

Another worthless reporter spewing his own crap.

EyeSawYou

He didn't contradict trump's own words you liar.

JohnFrim Loc: Somewhere in the Great White North.

Yes, he did.
No he didn't, you liar.
Yes he did.
No he didn't, you liar.
Yes he did.
No he didn't, you pathological D-azz liar.


Do you see a pattern?

Kraken Loc: Barry's Bay

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LWW Loc: Banana Republic of America

Quackin lies.

He gets accused of lying.

You back him up.

Evidence shows you both to be wrong.

You both bark at the Moon louder.

soba1 Loc: Somewhere In So Ca

Well the media can spin this bs all they want but if this drug he is pushing the FDA to release works along with the stimulus packages. He will be deemed a hero by all and he will glide into a second term.
Admit it, the man is on his J.O.B and he is T.C.B.

LWW Loc: Banana Republic of America

The media will howl that the FDA didn’t release it a year earlier.