Topline Amid damaging reports of the president publicly downplaying the deadliness of Covid-19, two-thirds of Americans say that Trump acted too slowly when dealing with the pandemic, and 68% say they don’t trust what he says about the coronavirus, according to a new ABC News/Ipsos survey, released the same day that a Fox News poll found President Trump trailing Joe Biden by five points nationally. U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at the White House on September 10, 2020 … [+] in Washington, DC. President Trump will hold a campaign rally later this evening in Freeland, Michigan. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) Getty Images Key Facts The Fox News poll, conducted September 7-10, has the Joe Biden-Kamala Harris ticket ahead of the Donald Trump-Mike Pence ticket by a 51-46% margin. Likely voters trust Trump over Biden on the economy (by 5 points), but Biden is favored on racial inequality (+12), coronavirus (+8), health care (+8), Supreme Court nominations (+7), and immigration (+7 points). Trump’s approval for his handling of the Covid-19 crisis sits at just 35%, compared to 65% who disapprove, according to the ABC News/Ipsos survey, which was conducted September 11-12. After garnering a 55% approval rating in late March, this is the fourth straight ABC poll in which Trump’s coronavirus response approval has hovered in the low-to-mid 30s. Yet, the numbers are deeply divided along party lines, as 80% of Republicans approve of the president’s handling of the pandemic, while only 31% of independents and… Click below to read the full story from Forbes
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