Half Think Big Business Has Too Much Influence on Trump
Voters are divided over whether what’s good for business is also good for ordinary Americans, and half consider President Donald Trump too much swayed by corporate interests.
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 50% of Likely Voters believe big business has too much influence in the Trump administration. Just 10% think big business doesn’t have enough influence at the White House, while 31% say the amount of big business influence in the Trump administration is about right. (To see survey question wording, click here.)
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