Just days after President Donald Trump was accused of racism for challenging progressive Democratic congresswomen who criticize America to “go back” to the countries “from which they came,” a Rasmussen poll said about a third of Democrats (32%) believe it’s racism if white politicians criticize the political views of politicians of color, PJ Media said.
Only 16% of both Republican and unaffiliated voters shared that view, PJ Media added, citing the poll.
And among all voters, the poll said 22% believe it’s racist if a white politician criticizes the political views of a politician of color, the outlet noted, while 68% disagree and 10% are undecided.
The poll released Wednesday also said 47% of all likely U.S. voters believe Trump is a racist, down from 50% in January 2018. In addition, the poll noted that 49% disagree and instead say Trump’s opponents are “accusing him of racism only for political gain,” which was an increase from 43% in the earlier survey.
The Rasmussen findings reflect a Reuters/Ipsos poll showing that Trump’s approval rating increased by 5 percentage points among Republicans after his controversial Twitter statements Sunday, apparently directed at Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), who was born in Mogadishu, Somalia, as well as Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), and Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.), who were born in America. – READ MORE