AP-NORC poll: Most disapprove of Trump on race relations
Posted September 30, 2019 7:00 am
NEW YORK (AP) - A new poll finds that large majorities of black and Latino Americans think that President Donald Trump's actions have made things worse for people like them.
The poll conducted by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that about two-thirds of Americans overall disapprove of how Trump is handling race relations.
About half of all Americans think Trump's actions as president have been bad for African Americans, Muslims and women, and slightly more than half say they've been bad for Hispanics.
Trump's 33% approval rating on handling race relations makes that one of his worst issues in recent AP-NORC polls. That stands in stark contrast to his handling of the economy.
FILE - In this July 29, 2019, file photo, a boy rides his bicycle after volunteering to paint a mural outside the New Song Community Church in the Sandtown section of Baltimore. President Donald Trump in July vilified Democratic U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings majority-black Baltimore district as a "disgusting, rat and rodent infested mess" where "no human being would want to live." A new poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds about half of Americans think Donald Trump's actions as president have made things worse for African Americans, Muslims and women. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)
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FILE- In this Aug. 7, 2019, file photo, Fernie Bermudez holds a sign to protest the visit of President Donald Trump to the border city after mass shooting in El Paso, Texas, that claimed the lives of mostly Hispanic victims. A new poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds about half of Americans think Donald Trump's actions as president have made things worse for African Americans, Muslims and women. (AP Photo/Andres Leighton, File)
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FILE- In this Sept. 16, 2019, file photo, protesters demonstrate outside the Santa Ana Star Center during President Donald Trump's rally in Rio Rancho, New Mexico. A new poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds about half of Americans think Donald Trump's actions as president have made things worse for African Americans, Muslims and women. (AP Photo/Russell Contreras, File, File)
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