Poll: Americans' views of Trump's character firmly established

Less than five months before the general election, Americans’ views of President Donald Trump across four key characteristics are largely stable, and each is within five percentage points of Gallup’s lowest readings since his inauguration. Less than half of Americans see the 45th president as a strong and decisive leader (49%), able to manage the government effectively (42%), caring about the needs of people like them (42%), and honest and trustworthy (36%)…

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Three of the four qualities from the latest poll were also asked about Barack Obama at roughly the same point in his presidency. Americans were only slightly more likely to say Obama was a strong and decisive leader and able to manage government effectively than say the same of Trump now. Yet, the reading for Obama’s honesty and trustworthiness dwarfs Trump’s, 60% vs. 36%.

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