Most Americans think Trump prioritises personal wealth over country

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 13 Oct, 12:02 · Archive

An AP-NORC poll finds about 60 per cent of Americans believe Trump is profiting unethically or illegally from the presidency.

An AP-NORC poll from the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that about six in ten U.S. adults believe Donald Trump is either illegally profiting from the presidency or doing something unethical but not illegal. Only about two in ten think he is doing nothing wrong, whilst a similar share say they do not know enough to judge.

Just over half of Americans say Trump has prioritised his personal financial interests 'a lot' since returning to the White House, whilst only about one-quarter say he puts the same emphasis on the country as a whole. About one in ten say he is focused 'a lot' on people like them.

Trump's family business is pulling in record money from new ventures helped by his policies. 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. 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 findsA new AP-NORC poll shows that most Americans think Donald Trump is profiting off the presidency in unethical or illegal ways and is focused more on adding to his personal wealth than helping the country since returning to the White House.News4Jax · 13 Oct, 11:19
• Trump says he cares for Americans. They think he's more focused on his wealth, an AP-NORC poll findsA new AP-NORC poll shows that most Americans think Donald Trump is profiting off the presidency in unethical or illegal ways and is focused more on adding to his personal wealth than helping the country since returning to the White House.Clickorlando · 13 Oct, 11:19

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