Most Americans believe Trump prioritizes wealth over country

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 13 Oct, 18:02 · Archive

A new AP-NORC poll finds most Americans think Trump is profiting from the presidency unethically or illegally.

An AP-NORC poll finds most Americans believe Donald Trump is profiting from the presidency in unethical or illegal ways. About 6 in 10 U.S. adults think he is either illegally profiting or doing something unethical but not illegal, while only about 2 in 10 think he is doing nothing wrong.

Just over half of Americans say Trump has prioritized his personal financial interests 'a lot' since returning to the White House, while only about one-quarter say he puts the same emphasis on the country as a whole. Few U.S. adults, about 1 in 10, say he is focused 'a lot' on people like them. An 87-year-old retiree from Florida said: 'His wealth increases, but the people in the country are just barely getting by.'

Trump's family business has pulled in record money from new ventures. Unlike in his first term, he has lifted a self-imposed ban on his family striking private-sector deals overseas and started several new crypto businesses helped by his administration's policies. Trump told The New York Times at the start of his second term that 'I found out that nobody cared' about conflicts of interest.

How it is being reported

• Trump says he cares for Americans. They think he’s more focused on his wealth, an AP-NORC poll findsNEW YORK — Most Americans think Donald Trump is profiting off the presidency in unethical or illegal ways and is focused more on his wealth than helping people like them, a new AP-NORC poll finds.TribLIVE · 13 Oct, 14:06
• New poll finds most Americans believe Trump prioritizes wealth over countryThe poll results come after a blockbuster year for Trump’s family businesses in which they have expanded their real estate empire rapidly and branched into crypto ventures helped by his administration’s policies.PennLive · 13 Oct, 13:17

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