A new poll by US political news outlet Politico shows that as many as 54% of Americans believe President Trump has committed offenses that warrant impeachment, with respondents saying he is suspected of using presidential authority to enrich himself and seek economic benefits for himself and his family.
Citing poll results conducted from Oct. 16 to 19 of this month, Politico reported that 81% of voters planning to support the Democrats in this midterm election and 25% of voters planning to support the Republicans believe Trump has committed offenses that should trigger impeachment proceedings. Forty-one percent of respondents believe Trump used presidential power to illegally obtain economic benefits for himself and his family. One-third of respondents believe that if Democrats win control of both chambers of Congress, they should prioritize investigating how Trump enriched himself, while another one-third believe the priority should be investigating the Trump administration's hardline immigration measures.
Interestingly, respondents also noted that Trump was impeached twice by the House during his first term, with no impact on his political trajectory. As many as 24% of respondents believe that another impeachment would instead help consolidate his image among supporters and make him more popular—higher than the 18% who believe it would make him unpopular. Among Democratic-leaning respondents, 43% believe Democratic congressional candidates should announce that they will seek to impeach Trump even if doing so hurts their election prospects, while about 41% believe they should not rush to take a position.
Impeaching a US president requires approval from both chambers of Congress—a majority in the House and more than two-thirds support in the Senate. To date, no US president has ever been impeached and removed from office. Multiple recent polls also show that Trump's approval rating has fallen to a historic low, currently around 31%, while Democrats lead Republicans nationally by about 10 percentage points on average.
Related News:
Oslo Talks show 'substantive progress'? US envoy to meet Putin today
Watch This | Casting spell again? Trump invites bishops to pray for him ahead of midterm elections
Comment