An overwhelming majority of Republican voters approved of President Trump’s performance during his joint press conference with Vladimir Putin Monday, according to an Axios/Survey Monkey poll released Thursday.
The findings, based on the responses of 2,100 Americans surveyed on Monday and Tuesday, reflect a drastic partisan divide over the question of whether Trump was overly deferential to Putin during the presser, as has been suggested by a disparate coalition of Trump allies and critics alike.
While 91 percent of Democrats and 62 percent of independents disapproved of Trump’s conduct, an overwhelming 79 percent of Republicans approved of the way he handled the press conference.
A CBS News poll released Thursday found slightly less support for Trump’s performance among Republicans. According to that poll, 32 percent of general respondents disapproved while 68 percent of Republicans approved.
Trump was harshly denounced by friends and foes following the Helsinki press conference for endorsing Putin’s denial of election meddling and publicly questioning why Russia would have any motivation to interfere in America’s domestic affairs.
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04.28.2025