The poll underscored the political risks for Trump, who has adopted a hardline approach to the protests and threatened to deploy the US military to quell violent dissent. More than 55% of Americans said they disapproved of Trump's handling of the protests, including 40% who "strongly" disapproved, while just one-third said they approved - lower than his overall job approval of 39%, the poll showed. Twice as many independent voters said they disapproved of Trump's response to the unrest. Majorities of both Republicans and Democrats said they supported peaceful protests but believed property damage undermined the demonstrators' cause. The Reuters/Ipsos poll on the protests was conducted online, in English, throughout the United States and gathered responses from 1,004 American adults.

Source: bd News24 June 02, 2020 23:37 UTC