6 out of 10 Americans say, “Trump is taking personal profits illegally and unethically”

Six out of 10 Americans agreed with the allegations that President Donald Trump illegally or unethically profited from private interests during his second term in office.

Additionally, seven out of 10 people believed that President Trump prioritized his personal business over the country as a whole.

According to the results of a poll by the Associated Press and the University of Chicago Public Opinion Research Center (NORC) released on the 13th (local time), 41% responded that suspicions of personal gain while in office were illegal, and 18% responded that it was not illegal but unethical.

On the other hand, only 18% of respondents said that President Trump did nothing wrong. 21% responded that they did not know.

By political party, 78% of Democratic Party supporters said it was illegal, and 11% said it was unethical.

On the other hand, 41% of Republican supporters said they did nothing wrong, while 32% said it was illegal (7%) or unethical (25%).

Among those with no party affiliation, 50% expressed the opinion that it was an illegal and unethical act, and only 12% responded that they did nothing wrong.

When asked how much President Trump prioritized the country as a whole, his personal business interests, and the interests of the people or friends and family, 75% responded that he prioritized his personal business. 56% of respondents said it was very important, and 19% said it was somewhat of a priority.

73% of respondents said they prioritized the interests of friends and family (54% very much, 19% to some extent).

On the other hand, less than half (42%) gave priority to the country as a whole (23% very much, 19% to some extent), and only 29% (11% very much, 18% to some extent) gave priority to the people.

This survey was conducted from the 24th to the 28th of last month targeting 2,140 adults aged 18 or older. The sampling error is ±2.9% points.