Most Say Trump Is Illegally or Unethically Profiting

“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 Associated Press-NORC poll finds.

“As Trump’s family business pulls in record money from new ventures helped by his policies, the survey finds that when it comes to allegations that Trump is profiting from the presidency, about 6 in 10 U.S. adults believe he is either illegally profiting or doing something unethical but not illegal. Only about 2 in 10 think the Republican president is doing nothing wrong, while a similar share say they don’t know enough to say.”

“At the same time, 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’s focused ‘a lot’ on people like them.”