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Supporters cheers as US President-elect Donald Trump arrives to speak in Mobile, Alabama, during a 'Thank You Tour 2016' rally on Dec. 17, 2016. A new poll shows the majority of the president's supporters say he should be allowed to use a private email server.

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While Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server elicited cries of "lock her up" during Donald Trump's campaign rallies, a majority of the president's supporters say he should be able to use one of his own.

A recent survey by Public Policy Polling has discovered that 42 percent of Trump supporters say the president should be allowed the use of a private email server while 39 percent say he should not.

Until earlier this week, much of the president's top administration officials were using private Republican National Committee servers for their email.

In addition to questions about emails, the Public Policy poll also asked respondents to answer questions on a variety of proposals the president has put forth.

Among the findings:

Only 34 percent of Americans support the building of a border wall with Mexico if U.S. taxpayers have to foot the bill. Fifty-three percent oppose the idea.

Sixty-one percent of respondents said Congress should keep the Affordable Care Act intact and fix what's not working while 30 percents support a repeal.

Another 59 percent of voters say Trump should release his tax return. Thirty-two percent say he shouldn't.

Additionally, another 54 percent of voters would approve a law that requires presidential candidates to release their tax returns in order to become eligible for the ballot.

Trump also lost every head-to-head matchup with past presidents in favorability ratings.

Barack Obama beat him 48-43 while George W. Bush went 40-35. Ronald Reagan beat Trump by the highest margin: 57-17.

You can read the rest of the report here.

--Eder Campuzano

503.221.4344

@edercampuzano

ecampuzano@oregonian.com