Most Americans Critical of Trump on Crime

A new Washington Post-Ipsos poll finds that Americans disapprove of President Trump’s performance on crime by a 10-percentage-point margin and oppose him ordering the National Guard to other cities by a four-point margin.

However, Americans say they trust Republicans over Democrats on crime by a 2-to-1 margin, showing how the issue is not a clear-cut political winner for the president’s critics.

A majority still say they want Democrats to control the next Congress “as a check on Trump.”