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Most Americans Critical Of Trump On Crime, Economy And Other Issues, Poll Finds

Members of the West Virginia National Guard at the Lincoln Memorial in D.C. on Aug. 30. (Craig Hudson/For The Washington Post)

As President Donald Trump makes plans to send the National Guard to cities beyond Washington, he is facing a public critical of his handling of crime and his use of the military to combat it, according to a Washington Post-Ipsos poll.

The survey finds that Americans disapprove of Trump’s performance on crime by a 10-percentage-point margin and oppose him ordering the National Guard to other cities by a four-point margin. However, Americans say they trust Republicans over Democrats on crime by a 2-to-1 margin, showing how the issue is not a clear-cut political winner for the president’s critics.

Republicans also hold advantages over Democrats on the economy and immigration, though a majority still say they want Democrats to control the next Congress “as a check on Trump.”

The findings come in a poll that, overall, paints a downbeat picture of Trump’s presidency eight months into his second term. Despite a slight uptick in his overall approval rating compared with April, Americans disapprove of his performance on a broad range of issues — the economy, immigration, foreign wars — and all by double-digit margins.

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In fact, crime is his best issue, with 54 percent of Americans disapproving of his performance on it and 44 percent approving. A 55 percent majority disapprove of Trump’s handling of immigration, while 44 percent approve.

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