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Most Americans Say They Are Tuned In to News About the Trump Administration
About 7 in 10 Americans are following news about the Trump administration
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- Most Americans Say They Are Tuned In to News About the Trump Administration
- About 7 in 10 Americans are following news about the Trump administration
- Republicans and Democrats are equally likely to be paying attention to the actions of the Trump administration
- 4 in 10 Americans say they’re paying more attention to political news since Trump took office
- Americans following news about the Trump administration say they do so because it is concerning, relevant while those not following news about the administration say they’re worn out or they don’t follow politics anyway
- Most Democrats following news about the Trump administration cite concern as a major reason
- Among those tuned out of Trump administration news, Democrats are more likely to say it’s because they’re worn out
- Fewer Americans now say they’ve heard a lot about Trump’s relationship with the news media
- Majorities of both parties say that the relationship between the Trump administration and the news media is bad
- Democrats say Trump is too critical of the news media. Republicans say the media are too critical of the Trump administration; Democrats say not critical enough