Trump’s racist and nativist attacks made him more popular among Republicans

Trump’s racist and nativist attacks made him more popular among Republicans
Trump supporters and protesters gather outside a campaign rally (and accompanying anti-Trump protest) for President Trump and US Senate candidate Martha McSally. (Eric Rosenwald / Shutterstock.com)
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July 17, 2019The Right Wing

President Donald Trump's attacks – day after day – on four progressive Congresswomen who are also women of color, brought his approval rating down overall, but no doubt he's pleased, because they were a hit with his base.

A Reuters/Ipsos public opinion poll, The Daily Beast reports, finds support for the President increased among GOP voters in the immediate aftermath of his Twitter attacks on the women. Trump says they hate America, should "go back" to their original countries, and later, he aded that they hate Israel.

Trump's net approval among Republicans jumped 5 points on the racist and nativist attacks.

His approval rating now stands at just 41% overall and his disapproval stands at 55%. For most presidents running for re-election that would be a career death sentence but for Trump, it's strategy.

A USA Today poll, meanwhile, shows 57% of Republicans support Trump's racist attacks.

Contrary to the view of conservatives, that USA Today poll found 59% of those polled over called Trump's tweets against the Congresswomen "un-American."

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