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Trump v CNN: Republican, Democrat voters see spat through different trustworthiness lenses | |
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The vast majority of Republicans believe Donald Trump is more trustworthy than CNN while almost all Democrats believe the opposite, according to a new poll. It comes as Trump continues to label CNN as a “fake news" outlet. | The vast majority of Republicans believe Donald Trump is more trustworthy than CNN while almost all Democrats believe the opposite, according to a new poll. It comes as Trump continues to label CNN as a “fake news" outlet. |
The poll, conducted by SurveyMonkey and reported by Axios, found that 89 percent of Republicans believe US President Donald Trump – who has long accused CNN of reporting "fake news" – is more trustworthy than the media outlet. | |
On the other hand, and perhaps predictably, 91 percent of Democrats believe CNN is more trustworthy than Trump. | On the other hand, and perhaps predictably, 91 percent of Democrats believe CNN is more trustworthy than Trump. |
Independents also sided with the Democrats overall, with CNN coming out 15 points ahead among those surveyed. | Independents also sided with the Democrats overall, with CNN coming out 15 points ahead among those surveyed. |
The president also lost out to The Washington Post and The New York Times, with the newspapers considered more trustworthy by nine points, among all adults surveyed. | |
Mainstream American news networks ABC, CBS, and NBC also fared better than Trump in the poll, winning by an 11 point margin. | Mainstream American news networks ABC, CBS, and NBC also fared better than Trump in the poll, winning by an 11 point margin. |
However, Republicans alone showed a similar trust in Trump when compared to those news channels. In addition, 33 percent of Republicans said they only received their news from Fox News. | |
The findings come against a backdrop of an ongoing battle between Trump and the mainstream media, with CNN being his most targeted outlet. | |
The president's criticism of CNN appeared to be vindicated late last month when three of its journalists resigned following the retraction of a story on an alleged Congress investigation into a "Russian investment fund with ties to Trump officials." | |
READ MORE: 3 CNN journalists behind retracted Russia-Trump story resign | READ MORE: 3 CNN journalists behind retracted Russia-Trump story resign |
Trump addressed the scandal on Twitter multiple times. | Trump addressed the scandal on Twitter multiple times. |
Staying with Twitter, the poll found that 89 percent of Democrats disapprove of Trump’s use of the social media site along with 38 percent of Republicans. | |
When respondents were asked to describe Trump’s tweets, the majority (47 percent) of all adults surveyed chose the word "undignified." Thirty-four percent called them "mean," while 26 percent thought they were "entertaining." A very small number, (seven percent), said they believed the tweets were "presidential." | |
Of the Republicans surveyed, the majority said Trump's tweets were "truthful." | Of the Republicans surveyed, the majority said Trump's tweets were "truthful." |
Meanwhile, SurveyMonkey SVP Jon Cohen told Axios that “a red flag for Democrats continues to be a perception that Trump is isolating himself from the GOP base with his tweets.” | |
Cohen also said the survey is significant and relevant because “the fight between the White House and major media outlets has made the question of truthfulness just as partisan-tinged as healthcare or other policies.” |
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