Poll: Young people strongly oppose Trump
BY JOHN BOWDEN - 03/30/18 11:11 AM EDT
Most younger Americans oppose President Trump's agenda and majorities call him "racist," "dishonest," and "unfit" to be president, according to a poll released Friday by The Associated Press.
Just 33 percent of Americans between the ages of 15 and 34 approve of the president's performance in office, nine points lower than the average of all adults in the same poll this month.
In addition, more than six in ten younger Americans say Trump "is a racist" and is "generally dishonest," while 60 percent exactly say he is "mentally unfit" for the office of the president.
The poll also shows widespread support for progressive causes among this age bracket, including 60 percent who want the government to do more to fight climate change and 67 percent who want a health care system in which “the government provides health insurance to all Americans.”
More than half also say they oppose Trump's signature campaign promise for a border wall along the U.S.-Mexican border. In addition, almost 70 percent say that undocumented immigrants should be given a path to legal citizenship in the U.S.
The GOP tax plan signed into law by Trump in December fared poorly in the poll as well, with just 22 percent support among younger Americans compared to 40 percent who said they opposed the measure.
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