April 10, 2018 - U.S. Voters Say 5-1, Don't Fire Special Counsel, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Trump Approval Tops 40% For First Time In A Year

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President Donald Trump should not fire Special Counsel Robert Mueller, American voters say 69 - 13 percent in a Quinnipiac University National Poll released today. Even Republicans say 55 - 22 percent that President Trump should not fire Mueller.





American voters say 52 - 32 percent that Mueller is conducting a "fair" investigation, the lowest level of support for Mueller since the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University Poll first asked this question in November. Republicans say 54 - 30 percent the investigation is not fair. Every other party, gender, education, age and racial group says the investigation is fair.





Voters believe 58 - 14 percent that President Trump had an extramarital affair in 2006 with an actress known as Stormy Daniels. Republicans are divided 32 - 32 percent, with 36 percent undecided. Every other group believes there was an affair.





But voters say 73 - 23 percent that this alleged affair is not an important issue.





Voters also believe 59 - 24 percent that Trump knew his lawyer paid $130,000 right before the 2016 presidential election to secure Daniels' silence about this alleged affair.





Again, voters say 59 - 38 percent that Trump's possible knowledge of the payoff is not an important issue.





There is only the smallest of gender gaps on these questions.





"American voters in huge numbers, including a majority of Republicans, tell President Donald Trump: Keep your hands off Special Counsel Robert Mueller," said Tim Malloy, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Poll.





"Yes he did it. No we don't care. A big yawn from voters on Stormy Daniels, President Trump and the payoff."





More American voters back mainstream media as 49 percent say journalists at major news organizations "report stories about President Trump to the best of their knowledge," while 41 percent say journalists "make up negative stories about President Trump."





There are wide party, gender and racial gaps on this question:

Republicans say 80 - 12 percent that journalists make up stories. Democrats back journalists 89 - 6 percent and independent voters are divided as 46 percent say journalists report to the best of their knowledge and 43 percent say they make up stories.

Men are divided 46 - 45 percent while women side with journalists 54 - 37 percent;

White voters are divided 47 - 45 percent as black voters side with journalists 79 - 7 percent and Hispanic voters back journalists 56 - 36 percent.

American voters say 67 - 27 percent that Trump should stop tweeting from his personal account. Republicans are divided as 49 percent say Trump should keep tweeting and 45 percent say he should stop. Every other group says by wide margins, the president should stop tweeting. Voters 18 to 34 years old say 70 - 26 percent that Trump should stop tweeting.





Trump Job Approval





Trump gets a negative 41 - 52 percent job approval rating, the first time his approval rating has topped 40 percent since an identical 41 - 52 percent score in a March 7, 2017 Quinnipiac University National Poll.





American voters give Trump a split 47 - 48 percent approval for handling the economy and a divided 46 - 47 percent approval for handling taxes. Approval ratings on other issues are negative:

39 - 55 percent on foreign policy;

42 - 55 percent on immigration;

40 - 52 percent on trade.

From April 6 - 9, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,181 voters nationwide with a margin of error of +/- 3.4 percentage points, including the design effect. Live interviewers call landlines and cell phones.





The Quinnipiac University Poll, directed by Douglas Schwartz, Ph.D., conducts nationwide public opinion surveys, and statewide polls in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Florida, Ohio, Virginia, Iowa and Colorado as a public service and for research.





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1. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Approve 41% 85% 3% 39% 46% 36% 38% 58% Disapprove 52 10 94 50 48 57 56 37 DK/NA 7 5 3 11 6 8 6 6 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 31% 35% 48% 45% 55% 43% 49% 8% 19% Disapprove 58 59 48 51 40 51 46 82 72 DK/NA 11 6 4 4 5 6 6 10 9

TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president?

App Dis DK/NA Apr 10, 2018 41 52 7 Mar 21, 2018 40 53 7 Mar 07, 2018 38 56 6 Feb 21, 2018 37 58 5 Feb 07, 2018 40 55 5 Jan 25, 2018 36 58 6 Jan 17, 2018 38 57 5 Jan 10, 2018 36 59 5 Dec 19, 2017 37 59 5 Dec 12, 2017 37 57 7

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1a. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president? COMBINED WITH: (If approve/disapprove q1) Do you strongly or somewhat approve/disapprove?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Approve strongly 30% 69% 1% 26% 32% 28% 28% 44% Approve smwht 10 15 2 13 14 7 11 14 Disapprove smwht 10 5 10 12 13 7 7 8 Disapprove strongly 42 5 83 38 34 49 49 29 DK/NA 7 5 4 12 6 8 6 6 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve strongly 21% 21% 38% 38% 39% 34% 36% 4% 13% Approve smwht 10 14 11 7 16 9 12 5 5 Disapprove smwht 19 12 7 5 8 7 7 15 22 Disapprove strongly 39 46 41 46 31 44 38 66 51 DK/NA 11 6 4 4 6 6 6 11 9

TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president? COMBINED WITH: (If approve/disapprove) Do you strongly or somewhat approve/disapprove?

APPROVE...... DISAPPROVE..... Strngly Smwht Smwht Strngly DK/NA Apr 10, 2018 30 10 10 42 7 Mar 21, 2018 30 9 7 46 8 Mar 07, 2018 28 10 7 48 7 Feb 21, 2018 26 10 6 52 6 Feb 07, 2018 30 10 8 47 5 Jan 25, 2018 28 8 6 52 7 Jan 17, 2018 29 9 7 49 6 Jan 10, 2018 26 9 6 53 6 Dec 19, 2017 25 11 6 52 6 Dec 12, 2017 26 10 7 49 8

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10. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling - the economy?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Approve 47% 91% 10% 47% 53% 42% 43% 63% Disapprove 48 6 87 47 43 52 51 34 DK/NA 5 2 3 6 4 6 6 3 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 41% 43% 53% 52% 60% 47% 53% 19% 38% Disapprove 53 51 44 47 36 48 42 74 58 DK/NA 6 6 3 1 3 5 4 7 4

TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling the economy?

App Dis DK/NA Apr 10, 2018 47 48 5 Mar 07, 2018 46 49 5 Feb 07, 2018 51 43 7 High App Jan 17, 2018 48 46 7 Dec 19, 2017 44 51 6 Nov 14, 2017 44 49 7 Oct 11, 2017 48 46 6 Sep 27, 2017 48 44 8 Aug 24, 2017 45 49 6 Aug 17, 2017 46 46 7

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11. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling - foreign policy?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Approve 39% 79% 5% 37% 44% 35% 35% 56% Disapprove 55 13 91 55 52 58 59 39 DK/NA 6 8 4 7 4 8 6 6 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 32% 34% 46% 43% 52% 40% 46% 11% 24% Disapprove 61 60 49 52 44 52 48 84 66 DK/NA 7 6 5 5 3 8 6 5 10

TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling foreign policy?

App Dis DK/NA Apr 10, 2018 39 55 6 Mar 07, 2018 33 61 5 Feb 07, 2018 37 57 6 Jan 17, 2018 36 60 4 Dec 19, 2017 33 62 5 Nov 14, 2017 37 58 5 Oct 11, 2017 38 58 4 Sep 27, 2017 38 57 5 Aug 24, 2017 38 58 4 Aug 17, 2017 39 58 3

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12. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling - immigration issues?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Approve 42% 85% 5% 42% 47% 38% 39% 61% Disapprove 55 13 95 54 50 59 59 36 DK/NA 3 2 1 4 2 3 2 3 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 33% 36% 49% 49% 56% 45% 50% 10% 25% Disapprove 65 61 47 49 42 52 47 87 73 DK/NA 1 3 4 2 2 3 3 2 1

TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling immigration issues?

App Dis DK/NA Apr 10, 2018 42 55 3 Feb 07, 2018 39 58 3 Jan 17, 2018 38 60 2 Dec 19, 2017 37 60 3 Nov 14, 2017 39 57 4 Oct 11, 2017 39 56 4 Sep 27, 2017 38 59 3 Aug 24, 2017 40 58 2 Aug 17, 2017 43 56 2 Aug 02, 2017 38 59 3

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13. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling - taxes?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Approve 46% 88% 8% 45% 53% 40% 44% 60% Disapprove 47 7 87 46 42 52 49 34 DK/NA 7 5 5 8 5 8 7 6 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 45% 43% 48% 48% 59% 47% 53% 18% 34% Disapprove 47 51 47 46 37 45 41 79 62 DK/NA 7 6 5 6 4 8 6 3 5

TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling taxes?

App Dis DK/NA Apr 10, 2018 46 47 7 Feb 07, 2018 45 47 7 Jan 17, 2018 42 51 7 Dec 19, 2017 35 58 7 Nov 15, 2017 34 55 11 Oct 11, 2017 37 49 14 May 11, 2017 34 54 13

14. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling - trade?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Approve 40% 82% 7% 38% 46% 35% 36% 55% Disapprove 52 12 90 50 47 56 57 39 DK/NA 8 6 3 12 7 9 7 6 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Approve 36% 36% 47% 41% 50% 41% 46% 16% 31% Disapprove 54 58 48 50 43 51 48 71 65 DK/NA 11 6 5 9 6 7 7 13 4

TREND: Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling trade?

App Dis DK/NA Apr 10, 2018 40 52 8 Mar 06, 2018 34 54 13 May 10, 2017 38 49 13

15. Do you think that President Trump treats women with the same amount of respect as he treats men, or don't you think so?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes/Same amount 32% 67% 3% 29% 36% 29% 31% 44% No 60 22 95 60 55 65 62 48 DK/NA 8 11 2 11 9 6 8 9 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes/Same amount 26% 25% 38% 38% 42% 34% 38% 8% 19% No 64 67 56 55 48 60 54 83 75 DK/NA 10 7 6 7 10 6 8 9 6

16. Do you think that President Trump treats people of color with the same amount of respect as he treats white people, or don't you think so?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes/Same amount 40% 82% 5% 38% 45% 35% 38% 55% No 53 13 91 52 47 59 56 39 DK/NA 7 5 4 10 8 6 6 6 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes/Same amount 34% 33% 44% 47% 52% 43% 47% 5% 31% No 60 61 49 48 41 53 47 85 68 DK/NA 6 6 7 6 7 4 6 10 2

17. Do you think that journalists at major news organizations - such as CNN, NBC, ABC, and CBS - make up negative stories about President Trump, or do you think that they report stories about President Trump to the best of their knowledge?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Make up stories 41% 80% 6% 43% 46% 37% 36% 56% Best of knowledge 49 12 89 46 45 54 53 37 DK/NA 9 8 5 11 9 9 11 6 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Make up stories 43% 32% 46% 44% 50% 43% 47% 7% 36% Best of knowledge 47 57 45 51 41 48 45 79 56 DK/NA 10 11 9 6 9 8 9 14 7

25. As president, do you think Donald Trump should continue tweeting from his personal Twitter account, or not?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes/Should 27% 49% 6% 27% 30% 25% 25% 37% No 67 45 90 66 64 70 70 56 DK/NA 6 6 3 6 6 6 4 7 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes/Should 26% 19% 35% 27% 36% 28% 31% 11% 11% No 70 77 60 66 57 68 63 85 84 DK/NA 4 4 5 7 7 4 6 4 5

TREND: As president, do you think Donald Trump should continue tweeting from his personal Twitter account, or not?

Yes No DK/NA Apr 10, 2018 27 67 6 Jan 11, 2018 26 69 5 Dec 05, 2017 28 66 5 Nov 14, 2017 33 63 5 Oct 11, 2017 27 70 3 Sep 27, 2017 26 69 4 Aug 23, 2017 28 69 4 Aug 17, 2017 31 66 3 Aug 02, 2017 27 69 4 Jun 29, 2017 32 61 7

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32. As you may know, Special Counsel Robert Mueller was appointed to oversee the criminal investigation into any links or coordination between President Trump's campaign and the Russian government. Do you think that he is conducting a fair investigation into this matter, or not?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes/Fair 52% 30% 75% 50% 51% 52% 57% 47% No 32 54 9 32 36 28 27 38 DK/NA 17 16 15 18 13 20 15 15 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes/Fair 49% 52% 53% 54% 51% 53% 52% 55% 51% No 29 28 34 34 37 29 33 25 29 DK/NA 23 19 13 13 12 18 15 20 20

TREND: As you may know, Special Counsel Robert Mueller was appointed to oversee the criminal investigation into any links or coordination between President Trump's campaign and the Russian government. Do you think that he is conducting a fair investigation into this matter, or not?

Yes No DK/NA Apr 10, 2018 52 32 17 Mar 07, 2018 58 28 14 Feb 06, 2018 56 28 16 Jan 11, 2018 59 26 15 Dec 12, 2017 58 29 13 Nov 15, 2017 60 27 13

33. Do you think President Trump should fire Special Counsel Robert Mueller, or don't you think so?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes/Fire 13% 22% 5% 12% 14% 12% 7% 17% No 69 55 82 69 72 66 78 64 DK/NA 18 23 12 19 14 22 15 19 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes/Fire 14% 10% 15% 14% 13% 11% 12% 16% 16% No 62 70 72 70 74 67 70 69 60 DK/NA 23 20 13 16 13 21 18 15 24

34. Do you believe President Trump had an extramarital affair in 2006 with an actress known as Stormy Daniels, or don't you believe so?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes/Believe 58% 32% 85% 55% 57% 58% 64% 50% No 14 32 2 11 13 14 10 19 DK/NA 29 36 13 35 29 28 26 31 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes/Believe 57% 64% 59% 54% 56% 57% 56% 72% 61% No 10 10 15 18 14 16 15 5 13 DK/NA 33 26 25 28 29 28 29 23 26

35. Do you think President Trump's alleged affair with Stormy Daniels is an important issue, or don't you think so?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes/Important 23% 6% 44% 19% 21% 25% 23% 20% No 73 90 51 79 75 71 74 77 DK/NA 4 4 5 2 3 4 3 3 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes/Important 21% 19% 24% 26% 19% 23% 21% 30% 24% No 76 77 73 70 78 73 76 62 75 DK/NA 4 3 2 4 2 4 3 7 1

36. As you may know, President Trump's personal lawyer paid Stormy Daniels $130,000 right before the 2016 election, which she says was in exchange for her silence about this alleged affair. President Trump has denied any knowledge of this payment. Do you believe that President Trump knew about this payment, or don't you believe so?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes/Knew 59% 31% 88% 58% 58% 61% 63% 46% No 24 44 6 25 26 23 21 34 DK/NA 16 25 6 17 16 17 16 19 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht Blk Hsp Yes/Knew 65% 66% 55% 54% 52% 56% 54% 88% 66% No 22 22 25 31 30 26 28 5 22 DK/NA 13 12 20 16 18 18 18 7 12

37. Do you think the question of whether or not President Trump knew about the payment to Stormy Daniels is an important issue, or don't you think so?