May 24, 2017 - American Voters Believe Trump Is Abusing His Powers, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Job Approval Remains At Historic Low

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American voters believe 54 - 43 percent that President Donald Trump is abusing the powers of his office, according to a Quinnipiac University national poll released today.





President Trump gets a negative 37 - 55 percent job approval rating, compared to a negative 36 - 58 percent approval in a May 10 survey by the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN- uh-pe-ack) University. Today, voters over 65 years old, divided in earlier surveys, now disapprove 53 - 42 percent. Trump has a negative 36 - 54 percent approval among independent voters, an improvement from his negative 29 - 63 percent two weeks ago.





The president is under water among every party, gender, educational, age and racial group except Republicans, who approve 84 - 13 percent; white voters with no college degree, who approve 52 - 40 percent, and white men who are split 47 - 46 percent.





Trump fired FBI Director James Comey to disrupt the investigation into possible ties between the Russian government and the Trump campaign, 55 percent of voters believe. Another 36 percent say Trump lost confidence in Comey's ability to lead the FBI.





American voters disapprove 54 - 36 percent of the Comey firing. The firing was an abuse of power, 49 percent say, while 47 percent say it was not an abuse.





Voters do not believe 54 - 31 percent Trump's claim that Comey told him on three separate occasions that the president was not under investigation.





"President Donald Trump remains mired in dreadful mid 30s approval numbers and the red flags that are popping up tell an even darker story," said Tim Malloy, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Poll.





"Retirement age voters are leaving in big numbers," Malloy added.





"But by far the most alarming determination is that President Trump is abusing his office."





Voters do believe 55 - 27 percent that Trump asked Comey to drop the FBI investigation into former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn.





The matter should be investigated by the U.S. House of Representatives, voters say 62 - 33 percent.





American voters support 66 - 30 percent the appointment of a special prosecutor to look into possible ties between Trump campaign advisors and the Russian government.





A total of 68 percent of voters say alleged Russian interference in the 2016 election is a "very important" or "somewhat important" issue.





President Trump is not honest, voters say 59 - 36 percent. Voter opinions of most of Trump's personal qualities remain negative:

57 - 40 percent that he does not have good leadership skills;

56 - 42 percent that he does not care about average Americans;

65 - 31 percent that he is not level-headed;

64 - 33 percent that he is a strong person;

57 - 40 percent that he is intelligent;

62 - 36 percent that he does not share their values.

The president's first overseas trip has little impact on voter opinion of his foreign policy ability, as he gets a negative 38 - 56 percent approval rating for handling foreign policy, compared to a negative 36 - 59 percent in a May 10 Quinnipiac University poll. His grades on handling other issues are:

Disapprove 50 - 44 percent of the way he is handling the economy;

47 percent approve of the way he is handling terrorism and 45 percent disapprove;

Disapprove 57 - 41 percent of the way he is handling immigration.

From May 17 - 23, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,404 voters nationwide with a margin of error of +/- 3 percentage points, including the design effect. Live interviewers call landlines and cell phones.





The Quinnipiac University Poll, directed by Douglas Schwartz, Ph.D., conducts public opinion surveys in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Florida, Ohio, Virginia, Iowa, Colorado and the nation 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 37% 84% 6% 36% 44% 31% 35% 52% Disapprove 55 13 90 54 49 61 61 40 DK/NA 7 4 4 9 7 7 4 8 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Approve 27% 35% 42% 42% 47% 39% 43% 22% Disapprove 62 57 53 53 46 56 51 68 DK/NA 11 8 5 5 7 5 6 10

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

App Dis DK/NA May 24, 2017 37 55 7 May 10, 2017 36 58 6 Apr 19, 2017 40 56 4 Apr 04, 2017 35 57 8 Mar 22, 2017 37 56 7 Mar 07, 2017 41 52 7 Feb 22, 2017 38 55 7 Feb 07, 2017 42 51 7 Jan 26, 2017 36 44 19

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 28% 66% 3% 25% 32% 24% 24% 39% Approve smwht 9 17 3 11 11 8 10 13 Disapprove smwht 7 5 5 9 8 5 8 6 Disapprove strongly 49 7 84 45 41 55 54 34 DK/NA 8 5 5 10 8 8 4 9 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Approve strongly 17% 25% 33% 32% 35% 29% 32% 17% Approve smwht 9 10 9 9 13 10 11 5 Disapprove smwht 11 7 5 5 7 6 7 6 Disapprove strongly 51 50 47 47 38 49 44 61 DK/NA 11 8 6 7 7 6 7 10

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?

App App Dis Dis Strngly Smwht Smwht Strngly DK/NA May 24, 2017 28 9 7 49 8 May 10, 2017 25 10 8 51 7 Apr 19, 2017 28 11 6 50 5 Apr 04, 2017 25 9 7 49 9 Mar 22, 2017 26 10 6 50 8 Mar 07, 2017 31 10 6 45 8 Feb 22, 2017 29 9 6 49 8 Feb 07, 2017 33 9 6 45 8 Jan 26, 2017 29 6 4 40 20

4. Is your opinion of Donald Trump favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Favorable 37% 84% 5% 36% 45% 30% 34% 52% Unfavorable 57 11 90 56 49 63 62 41 Hvn't hrd enough 4 3 3 4 4 4 2 5 REFUSED 2 1 2 4 2 3 2 1 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Favorable 25% 35% 43% 41% 49% 38% 43% 21% Unfavorable 67 60 53 52 47 56 52 71 Hvn't hrd enough 5 2 3 5 3 4 4 4 REFUSED 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 4

TREND: Is your opinion of Donald Trump favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?

Fav Unfav HvntHrd REF May 24, 2017 37 57 4 2 May 10, 2017 35 58 4 2 Apr 19, 2017 39 56 3 2 Apr 04, 2017 36 59 3 2 Mar 22, 2017 36 57 5 2 Mar 07, 2017 43 53 3 1 Feb 22, 2017 39 55 4 2 Feb 07, 2017 43 52 3 2 Jan 26, 2017 39 52 6 2 Jan 10, 2017 37 51 8 4 Nov 22, 2016 44 46 6 3 Link to full trend on website

5. Is your opinion of James Comey favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Favorable 32% 14% 47% 32% 32% 32% 39% 24% Unfavorable 33 51 17 33 36 30 34 34 Hvn't hrd enough 31 30 32 31 27 35 22 38 REFUSED 4 5 3 4 5 4 5 4 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Favorable 24% 35% 36% 34% 31% 32% 32% 34% Unfavorable 25 36 33 35 35 32 34 29 Hvn't hrd enough 46 25 27 28 28 31 30 34 REFUSED 4 4 5 3 5 4 5 2

10. Are you generally optimistic or pessimistic about the next few years with Donald Trump as president?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Optimistic 45% 88% 12% 46% 51% 40% 40% 59% Pessimistic 52 11 86 50 46 58 58 40 DK/NA 3 1 2 5 3 3 1 1 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Optimistic 36% 44% 49% 47% 54% 45% 50% 33% Pessimistic 60 52 50 51 44 54 49 59 DK/NA 4 3 2 2 2 1 1 7

TREND: Are you generally optimistic or pessimistic about the next few years with Donald Trump as president? (* "four years")

Opt Pes DK/NA May 24, 2017 45 52 3 Mar 07, 2017* 52 46 3 Jan 26, 2017* 53 43 4 Jan 10, 2017* 52 43 5 Nov 22, 2016* 59 37 4

11. In general, how satisfied are you with the way things are going in the nation today; are you very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, or very dissatisfied?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Very satisfied 4% 7% 1% 4% 4% 3% 4% 4% Smwht satisfied 29 48 13 30 36 22 28 35 Smwht dissatisfied 29 26 30 30 27 30 30 33 Very dissatisfied 37 16 55 34 31 42 37 26 DK/NA 2 4 1 2 2 2 1 2 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Very satisfied 3% 3% 5% 5% 4% 4% 4% 3% Smwht satisfied 24 30 30 30 39 24 32 21 Smwht dissatisfied 33 26 29 30 29 34 31 24 Very dissatisfied 38 39 36 34 27 36 31 50 DK/NA 2 2 1 1 1 2 1 2

TREND: In general, how satisfied are you with the way things are going in the nation today; are you very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, or very dissatisfied?

Very Smwht Smwht Very sat sat dis dis DK/NA May 24, 2017 4 29 29 37 2 May 10, 2017 5 28 25 41 1 Apr 19, 2017 7 26 27 38 2 Apr 04, 2017 3 25 27 44 1 Mar 22, 2017 5 26 27 39 2 Mar 07, 2017 6 26 29 37 2 Feb 22, 2017 6 25 28 39 2 Feb 07, 2017 8 24 26 38 3 Jan 26, 2017 6 26 30 36 3 Jan 10, 2017 3 27 35 33 2 Nov 28, 2016 5 22 30 42 2 Link to full trend on website

12. Would you say that Donald Trump - is honest, or not?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes 36% 79% 6% 34% 41% 31% 33% 50% No 59 16 91 59 55 62 64 43 DK/NA 5 5 3 7 3 7 4 7 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Yes 25% 34% 40% 41% 44% 38% 41% 22% No 68 63 56 53 51 55 53 74 DK/NA 7 3 4 6 5 6 5 4

TREND: Would you say that Donald Trump is honest, or not?

Yes No DK/NA May 24, 2017 36 59 5 May 10, 2017 33 61 5 Apr 19, 2017 37 58 5 Apr 04, 2017 34 61 6 Mar 22, 2017 35 60 5 Mar 07, 2017 39 55 6 Feb 22, 2017 40 55 5 Feb 07, 2017 42 54 3 Jan 26, 2017 39 56 5 Jan 10, 2017 39 53 8 Nov 22, 2016 42 52 6

13. Would you say that Donald Trump - has good leadership skills, or not?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes 40% 80% 10% 40% 46% 34% 37% 55% No 57 16 88 57 50 63 60 41 DK/NA 3 4 2 3 4 3 2 4 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Yes 33% 38% 45% 41% 50% 42% 46% 26% No 63 59 52 56 46 56 51 71 DK/NA 4 3 3 3 4 2 3 3

TREND: Would you say that Donald Trump has good leadership skills, or not?

Yes No DK/NA May 24, 2017 40 57 3 May 10, 2017 41 56 3 Apr 19, 2017 40 55 4 Apr 04, 2017 40 55 4 Mar 22, 2017 40 55 5 Mar 07, 2017 47 50 4 Feb 22, 2017 42 55 3 Feb 07, 2017 47 50 4 Jan 26, 2017 49 46 5 Jan 10, 2017 49 44 6 Nov 22, 2016 56 38 6

14. Would you say that Donald Trump - cares about average Americans, or not?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes 42% 86% 9% 42% 50% 35% 41% 56% No 56 11 89 56 48 63 57 41 DK/NA 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Yes 36% 38% 46% 45% 53% 44% 48% 25% No 62 60 52 53 44 54 49 73 DK/NA 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2

TREND: Would you say that Donald Trump cares about average Americans, or not?

Yes No DK/NA May 24, 2017 42 56 2 May 10, 2017 38 59 3 Apr 19, 2017 42 57 2 Apr 04, 2017 39 57 4 Mar 22, 2017 40 57 3 Mar 07, 2017 46 52 3 Feb 22, 2017 44 53 3 Feb 07, 2017 45 52 3 Jan 26, 2017 44 53 3 Jan 10, 2017 44 52 3 Nov 22, 2016 51 45 3

15. Would you say that Donald Trump - is level headed, or not?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes 31% 66% 6% 30% 35% 27% 27% 42% No 65 29 91 65 61 69 71 52 DK/NA 4 5 2 5 4 4 2 6 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Yes 20% 27% 37% 36% 36% 32% 34% 23% No 77 71 59 59 58 65 62 74 DK/NA 3 2 4 5 6 3 4 3

TREND: Would you say that Donald Trump is level headed, or not?

Yes No DK/NA May 24, 2017 31 65 4 May 10, 2017 29 66 5 Apr 19, 2017 33 63 4 Apr 04, 2017 29 66 5 Mar 22, 2017 30 66 4 Mar 07, 2017 34 61 5 Feb 22, 2017 33 63 4 Feb 07, 2017 35 60 5 Jan 26, 2017 33 62 5 Jan 10, 2017 33 62 5 Nov 22, 2016 38 57 5

16. Would you say that Donald Trump - is a strong person, or not?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes 64% 93% 41% 65% 69% 60% 63% 71% No 33 5 55 32 30 37 34 27 DK/NA 2 1 3 2 1 3 2 2 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Yes 52% 66% 69% 65% 70% 65% 67% 56% No 45 33 29 32 29 33 31 41 DK/NA 3 1 2 4 2 3 2 3

TREND: Would you say that Donald Trump is a strong person, or not?

Yes No DK/NA May 24, 2017 64 33 2 May 10, 2017 62 35 3 Apr 19, 2017 61 36 3 Apr 04, 2017 64 33 4 Mar 22, 2017 66 30 4 Mar 07, 2017 67 30 3 Feb 22, 2017 64 32 3 Feb 07, 2017 70 26 3 Jan 26, 2017 68 29 4 Jan 10, 2017 71 25 4 Nov 22, 2016 74 23 3

17. Would you say that Donald Trump - is intelligent, or not?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes 57% 89% 28% 60% 63% 52% 51% 70% No 40 8 70 38 35 45 43 28 DK/NA 3 3 2 3 2 3 5 1 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Yes 51% 54% 59% 60% 64% 58% 61% 47% No 47 42 38 37 34 38 36 52 DK/NA 1 4 2 4 3 4 3 1

TREND: Would you say that Donald Trump is intelligent, or not?

Yes No DK/NA May 24, 2017 57 40 3 May 10, 2017 56 41 3 Apr 19, 2017 58 38 4 Apr 04, 2017 60 35 5 Mar 22, 2017 59 36 5 Mar 07, 2017 64 32 4 Feb 22, 2017 58 38 4 Feb 07, 2017 65 31 4 Jan 26, 2017 65 32 3 Jan 10, 2017 68 27 5 Nov 22, 2016 74 21 4

18. Would you say that Donald Trump - is someone who shares your values, or not?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes 36% 80% 5% 35% 40% 31% 33% 49% No 62 17 94 62 58 66 65 47 DK/NA 2 3 1 3 2 2 2 3 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Yes 24% 33% 41% 40% 44% 38% 41% 21% No 75 65 57 57 53 59 56 78 DK/NA 1 2 2 3 3 3 3 1

TREND: Would you say that Donald Trump is someone who shares your values, or not?

Yes No DK/NA May 24, 2017 36 62 2 May 10, 2017 32 64 4 Apr 19, 2017 35 61 4 Apr 04, 2017 34 61 5 Mar 22, 2017 35 61 4 Mar 07, 2017 38 58 4 Feb 22, 2017 37 60 3 Feb 07, 2017 38 58 4 Link to full trend on website

22. Do you think Donald Trump is keeping the promises he made during the presidential election campaign or not?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes/Keeping promises 49% 84% 23% 49% 54% 45% 46% 57% No 47 12 72 47 43 51 50 39 DK/NA 4 4 5 4 4 5 3 3 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Yes/Keeping promises 43% 51% 52% 50% 55% 48% 52% 43% No 51 46 45 46 42 48 45 52 DK/NA 6 3 3 4 3 4 3 6

TREND: Do you think Donald Trump is keeping the promises he made during the presidential election campaign or not?

Yes No DK/NA May 24, 2017 49 47 4 May 10, 2017 51 45 5 Apr 04, 2017 55 39 6

23. Do you think that President Trump is abusing the powers of his office, or not?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes/Abusing powers 54% 12% 88% 51% 47% 61% 56% 41% No 43 86 10 45 50 37 42 57 DK/NA 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 2 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Yes/Abusing powers 61% 57% 51% 52% 43% 53% 48% 70% No 39 40 46 45 55 44 49 27 DK/NA 1 3 3 3 2 3 2 4

24. 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 44% 86% 9% 48% 52% 36% 43% 57% Disapprove 50 11 84 46 43 56 52 37 DK/NA 6 4 8 7 5 8 5 6 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Approve 33% 44% 49% 45% 56% 44% 50% 29% Disapprove 60 50 45 47 40 49 45 64 DK/NA 7 5 6 8 4 7 6 7

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

App Dis DK/NA May 24, 2017 44 50 6 May 10, 2017 40 52 8 Apr 19, 2017 42 49 10 Apr 04, 2017 41 48 11 Mar 22, 2017 42 48 10 Mar 07, 2017 49 41 11 Feb 22, 2017 47 41 13 Feb 07, 2017 44 41 14

25. 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 38% 81% 7% 37% 46% 30% 37% 50% Disapprove 56 14 88 54 48 62 59 40 DK/NA 7 5 6 9 6 7 4 11 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Approve 28% 37% 41% 42% 50% 37% 43% 23% Disapprove 70 58 53 48 44 55 50 72 DK/NA 2 6 7 10 6 8 7 5

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

App Dis DK/NA May 24, 2017 38 56 7 May 10, 2017 36 59 6 Apr 19, 2017 40 56 4 Apr 04, 2017 33 58 9 Mar 22, 2017 34 58 7 Mar 07, 2017 38 54 8 Feb 22, 2017 36 56 7 Feb 07, 2017 38 56 6

26. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling - terrorism?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Approve 47% 91% 15% 49% 59% 37% 46% 60% Disapprove 45 7 77 42 35 54 48 32 DK/NA 8 2 9 9 7 9 6 7 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Approve 41% 46% 51% 49% 62% 45% 53% 34% Disapprove 57 45 42 42 33 47 40 59 DK/NA 2 9 7 9 6 8 7 7

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

App Dis DK/NA May 24, 2017 47 45 8 May 10, 2017 45 48 7 Apr 19, 2017 44 51 5 Apr 04, 2017 42 49 10 Mar 22, 2017 42 50 8 Mar 07, 2017 45 46 9 Feb 22, 2017 44 49 7 Feb 07, 2017 44 49 7

27. 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 41% 83% 8% 42% 50% 33% 37% 56% Disapprove 57 15 92 54 48 64 61 41 DK/NA 3 2 1 4 2 3 2 4 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Approve 31% 37% 46% 44% 53% 41% 46% 26% Disapprove 65 61 52 52 45 56 51 73 DK/NA 4 1 2 4 2 3 3 1

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

App Dis DK/NA May 24, 2017 41 57 3 May 10, 2017 35 62 3 Apr 19, 2017 39 58 2 Apr 04, 2017 39 57 4 Mar 22, 2017 38 60 3 Mar 07, 2017 41 56 3 Feb 22, 2017 40 58 2 Feb 07, 2017 41 56 3

29. Do you approve or disapprove of President Trump's decision to fire former FBI Director James Comey?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Approve 36% 73% 7% 38% 40% 32% 33% 47% Disapprove 54 17 87 50 49 59 59 39 DK/NA 10 10 6 12 11 10 8 14 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Approve 29% 30% 42% 39% 42% 39% 40% 24% Disapprove 57 62 51 50 46 52 49 70 DK/NA 14 7 7 11 13 9 11 7

30. Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Trump administration has handled the firing of former FBI Director James Comey?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Approve 26% 55% 4% 26% 31% 22% 22% 38% Disapprove 66 34 93 63 60 70 72 51 DK/NA 9 11 3 10 9 8 6 11 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Approve 21% 22% 30% 27% 32% 28% 30% 16% Disapprove 70 71 63 63 58 65 62 78 DK/NA 9 8 7 9 10 7 9 6

31. Do you think that President Trump fired former FBI Director James Comey because President Trump had lost confidence in his ability to lead the FBI well, or do you think President Trump fired former FBI Director James Comey to disrupt the FBI investigation into potential coordination between the Trump campaign and the Russian government?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Lost confidence 36% 74% 4% 38% 43% 29% 36% 48% Disrupt inves 55 14 91 51 49 60 57 43 DK/NA 10 11 5 10 8 11 7 9 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Lost confidence 25% 34% 43% 38% 47% 37% 42% 20% Disrupt inves 58 58 51 54 45 55 50 67 DK/NA 16 8 6 8 8 7 8 13

32. Do you consider President Trump's decision to fire former FBI Director James Comey an abuse of power, or not?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes/Abuse of power 49% 13% 79% 46% 40% 57% 48% 39% No 47 84 18 49 57 38 50 59 DK/NA 4 3 3 5 3 5 2 2 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Yes/Abuse of power 54% 55% 46% 45% 36% 50% 43% 65% No 39 42 52 52 61 48 54 28 DK/NA 6 3 3 4 3 2 2 7

33. How important is it to you that President Trump nominate a new FBI Director that has no political agenda: very important, somewhat important, not so important, or not important at all?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Very important 69% 63% 75% 72% 70% 69% 80% 66% Smwht important 18 24 16 17 18 18 14 21 Not so important 5 8 3 4 6 4 3 7 Not important at all 5 4 4 6 6 5 2 3 DK/NA 3 1 2 2 1 4 1 3 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Very important 56% 74% 74% 73% 73% 74% 73% 62% Smwht important 24 17 17 15 19 16 17 18 Not so important 7 4 3 6 4 5 5 5 Not important at all 8 3 5 5 3 2 3 12 DK/NA 4 2 1 2 1 3 2 3

34. How important is it to you that President Trump nominate a new FBI Director that will continue the investigation into the potential coordination between the Trump campaign and the Russian government: very important, somewhat important, not so important, or not important at all?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Very important 61% 32% 87% 60% 58% 64% 64% 55% Smwht important 19 32 8 20 21 17 18 22 Not so important 9 16 2 11 11 8 8 12 Not important at all 9 18 2 8 9 8 9 11 DK/NA 2 3 1 2 1 2 1 1 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Very important 63% 59% 64% 61% 56% 62% 59% 67% Smwht important 22 20 18 19 21 18 20 18 Not so important 6 13 7 7 12 8 10 6 Not important at all 7 6 10 9 10 10 10 5 DK/NA 2 1 1 3 1 1 1 3

35. As you may know, President Trump has said that former FBI Director James Comey told him on three separate occasions that he was not under investigation. Do you believe that this is true or not?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes/Believe 31% 54% 17% 29% 39% 24% 32% 35% No 54 27 73 55 47 59 55 48 DK/NA 15 19 10 16 14 17 13 17 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Yes/Believe 24% 33% 34% 30% 40% 28% 34% 25% No 60 56 51 53 45 58 52 60 DK/NA 16 10 15 17 15 14 15 15

36. As you may know, there are reports that President Trump asked then FBI director James Comey to drop the bureau's investigation of former national security adviser, Michael Flynn. Do you believe that this is true or not?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes/Believe 55% 26% 79% 56% 54% 56% 63% 46% No 27 51 11 25 29 25 23 33 DK/NA 18 22 10 19 17 19 14 21 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Yes/Believe 57% 60% 55% 54% 53% 56% 55% 58% No 23 24 33 24 30 25 28 24 DK/NA 20 16 12 21 16 19 18 18

37. Do you think this matter should be investigated by the United States House of Representatives or not?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes/Investigated 62% 38% 84% 57% 61% 63% 63% 55% No 33 58 13 37 36 31 34 41 DK/NA 5 3 3 6 3 6 3 4 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Yes/Investigated 70% 65% 57% 60% 60% 58% 59% 72% No 23 31 40 36 37 38 38 23 DK/NA 7 3 3 4 3 4 4 5

45. How concerned are you about President Trump's relationship with Russia; very concerned, somewhat concerned, not so concerned, or not concerned at all?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Very concerned 45% 12% 78% 42% 36% 53% 47% 36% Smwht concerned 18 14 15 21 19 17 19 19 Not so concerned 13 30 3 12 14 13 13 16 Not concerned at all 23 43 3 24 30 16 21 28 DK/NA 1 - - 1 - 1 1 - AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Very concerned 42% 49% 46% 46% 35% 48% 42% 56% Smwht concerned 24 15 16 18 19 19 19 16 Not so concerned 13 16 11 14 14 15 15 11 Not concerned at all 22 20 27 21 32 17 24 17 DK/NA - - - - - 1 - -

TREND: How concerned are you about President Trump's relationship with Russia: very concerned, somewhat concerned, not so concerned, or not concerned at all?

Very Smwht NotSo Not Concern Concern Concern Concern DK/NA May 24, 2017 45 18 13 23 1 Apr 20, 2017 46 24 12 17 1 Apr 05, 2017 41 23 15 18 2 Mar 24, 2017 41 22 14 21 2 Mar 08, 2017 41 20 16 22 1 Feb 23, 2017 42 22 16 18 2

46. Do you think that the alleged Russian interference in the 2016 election is a very important issue, a somewhat important issue, a not so important issue, or not an important issue at all?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Very important 50% 15% 84% 47% 44% 56% 53% 40% Smwht important 18 23 11 20 18 18 17 21 Not so important 10 20 1 10 13 7 11 11 Not important at all 19 37 3 20 24 15 18 25 DIDN'T INTERFERE(VOL) 1 2 - 1 1 1 - 2 DK/NA 2 2 - 2 1 3 - 1 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Very important 49% 51% 51% 53% 40% 53% 47% 61% Smwht important 22 18 16 15 21 18 19 13 Not so important 9 11 10 9 12 9 11 8 Not important at all 15 17 21 22 25 18 21 13 DIDN'T INTERFERE(VOL) - 1 1 1 1 1 1 - DK/NA 4 1 1 1 - 1 1 4

TREND: Do you think that the alleged Russian interference in the 2016 election is a very important issue, a somewhat important issue, a not so important issue, or not an important issue at all?

Very Smwht NotSo NotImp DIDN'T Imp Imp Imp Atall INTRFR DK/NA May 24, 2017 50 18 10 19 1 2 Apr 20, 2017 49 17 11 19 2 2 Apr 05, 2017 47 19 12 17 1 3 Mar 24, 2017 46 19 12 20 1 2 Mar 08, 2017 42 20 12 23 1 2 Feb 23, 2017 47 18 12 20 1 2 Jan 30, 2017 47 20 11 19 1 2

47. Do you support or oppose an independent commission investigating the potential links between some of Donald Trump's campaign advisors and the Russian government?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Support 73% 45% 91% 74% 72% 74% 76% 66% Oppose 23 50 7 22 25 22 22 30 DK/NA 4 5 3 4 3 4 2 4 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Support 80% 76% 71% 68% 71% 72% 71% 78% Oppose 16 23 27 25 26 26 26 17 DK/NA 3 1 2 8 3 3 3 5

TREND: Do you support or oppose an independent commission investigating the potential links between some of Donald Trump's campaign advisors and the Russian government?

Sup Opp DK/NA May 24, 2017 73 23 4 Apr 20, 2017 68 29 3 Apr 05, 2017 68 27 5 Mar 24, 2017 66 29 5 Mar 08, 2017 66 30 4

48. Do you support or oppose appointing a special prosecutor to lead a criminal investigation into the potential coordination between some of Donald Trump's campaign advisors and the Russian government?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Support 66% 34% 92% 64% 64% 69% 68% 58% Oppose 30 63 6 32 33 28 30 39 DK/NA 4 3 2 4 4 4 2 4 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Support 73% 70% 63% 64% 63% 63% 63% 75% Oppose 22 28 34 32 34 34 34 20 DK/NA 5 2 3 4 3 3 3 5

49. Do you believe that individuals in the Trump campaign coordinated with the Russian government to interfere in the 2016 presidential election, or not?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Yes/Coordinated 43% 9% 72% 41% 38% 48% 43% 30% No 44 85 12 45 52 37 41 59 DK/NA 13 6 16 14 11 16 16 11 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Yes/Coordinated 44% 48% 43% 38% 33% 40% 36% 61% No 41 38 48 47 56 44 50 28 DK/NA 14 14 9 15 12 16 14 11

TREND: Do you believe that individuals in the Trump campaign coordinated with the Russian government to interfere in the 2016 presidential election, or not?

Yes No DK/NA May 24, 2017 43 44 13 Apr 20, 2017 45 45 10 Apr 05, 2017 44 44 12

50. How concerned are you that the Russian government may try to interfere in the 2018 elections; very concerned, somewhat concerned, not so concerned, or not concerned at all?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Very concerned 38% 11% 65% 35% 28% 47% 39% 28% Smwht concerned 21 21 23 20 23 19 24 23 Not so concerned 16 24 6 19 18 14 17 17 Not concerned at all 24 44 6 25 29 19 20 31 DK/NA 1 - - 1 1 1 - 1 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Very concerned 29% 38% 42% 43% 26% 41% 34% 50% Smwht concerned 29 19 19 21 24 24 24 15 Not so concerned 23 18 13 12 20 14 17 14 Not concerned at all 19 26 26 23 30 21 25 20 DK/NA - - 1 1 1 - 1 -

51. How concerned are you that President Trump may have business ties through his companies to Russia; very concerned, somewhat concerned, not so concerned, or not concerned at all?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Very concerned 43% 7% 74% 41% 34% 50% 46% 32% Smwht concerned 15 13 17 15 16 14 17 15 Not so concerned 14 27 3 15 16 12 13 18 Not concerned at all 27 53 4 29 33 22 24 35 DK/NA 1 - 1 1 1 1 - 1 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Very concerned 40% 43% 45% 44% 31% 46% 39% 53% Smwht concerned 18 19 12 13 18 14 16 14 Not so concerned 16 15 13 13 18 13 15 11 Not concerned at all 25 22 29 30 33 26 30 20 DK/NA 1 - 1 1 - 1 - 2

52. How concerned are you about reports that President Trump shared highly classified information with Russian officials during a recent White House meeting; very concerned, somewhat concerned, not so concerned, or not concerned at all?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No Very concerned 49% 14% 83% 46% 42% 56% 52% 41% Smwht concerned 14 12 10 17 14 13 15 12 Not so concerned 11 20 4 10 12 9 11 15 Not concerned at all 25 52 3 26 30 21 21 31 DK/NA 2 2 - 1 2 1 1 2 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht Very concerned 50% 51% 48% 50% 40% 53% 46% 58% Smwht concerned 18 16 12 11 15 12 13 15 Not so concerned 10 12 10 11 14 11 13 5 Not concerned at all 22 20 29 26 30 22 26 21 DK/NA - 1 1 2 1 1 1 1

55. Does the election of Donald Trump make you feel more safe, less safe, or just as safe as you did before?

WHITE...... COLLEGE DEG Tot Rep Dem Ind Men Wom Yes No More safe 31% 71% 3% 30% 35% 27% 30% 41% Less safe 51 9 85 49 40 60 54 36 Just as safe 18 20 11 20 24 12 15 23 DK/NA 1 - 1 1 1 1 1 1 AGE IN YRS.............. WHITE..... 18-34 35-49 50-64 65+ Men Wom Wht NonWht More safe 18% 28% 38% 35% 36% 34% 35% 19% Less safe 57 53 48 47 37 53 45 65 Just as safe 25 18 14 17 25 13 19 15 DK/NA - 1 1 1 1 1 1 -

TREND: Does the election of Donald Trump make you feel more safe, less safe, or just as safe as you did before?