About half of adults say Trump is making the coronavirus situation seem ‘better’ than it really is | Pew Research Center

April 16, 2020

1. Trump’s handling of coronavirus outbreak

About half of adults say Trump is making the coronavirus situation seem ‘better’ than it really is

About half of adults say Trump is making the coronavirus situation seem ‘better’ than it really is

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About half of adults say Trump is making the coronavirus situation seem ‘better’ than it really is

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1. Trump’s handling of coronavirus outbreak
Majority says Trump is doing only a fair or poor job of giving accurate information about the coronavirus
Wide partisan differences in views of Trump’s handling of several issues arising from coronavirus outbreak
Most Americans say Trump’s early response to coronavirus was too slow
Adults in harder-hit virus areas more likely to say response was ‘too slow’
About half of adults say Trump is making the coronavirus situation seem ‘better’ than it really is
Majority of conservative Republicans say criticism of Trump administration’s COVID-19 response is not acceptable
Among Republicans, sizable divides in views of critiquing Trump COVID actions
Adults in harder-hit virus areas more likely to say response was ‘too slow’
Majority of conservative Republicans say criticism of Trump administration’s COVID-19 response is not acceptable