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Black Approval for Trump Returns to Normal Range

Two weeks ago President Trump triggered a media firestorm when he criticized a longtime Democratic congressman’s job performance, saying his Baltimore district is “a rat and rodent infested mess” and “the worst run and most dangerous anywhere in the United States.”

The president has since pointed out that many of the country’s major cities have similar problems, and nearly all have been run for years by Democrats. Democratic leaders responded by calling Trump a racist, but media interviews in Baltimore and elsewhere found black residents asking the same questions the president is asking.

Last week, in the wake of that controversy, we reported a bump in black voter approval for the president. This week black voter approval of the president has returned to its typical mid 20% range.

Date

Black Approval 2019

Black approval 2018

Monday, August 5, 2019

26%

NA

Tuesday, August 6, 2019

26%

28%

Wednesday, August 7, 2019

25%

21%

Thursday, August 8, 2019

27%

23%

Friday, August 9, 2019

24%

19%

Full Week Numbers

25%

21%

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