A poll released Wednesday found that most Americans say that President Trump is attempting to exert more power than his predecessors.

The study conducted by the nonpartisan Pew Research Center shows 69 percent of American respondents said Trump is trying to exercise more power than previous presidents, and almost half (49 percent) said this is "bad" for the country. Twenty-one percent said the president is attempting to exert about the same amount of power, and 7 percent were unsure.

Only 2 percent, meanwhile, said Trump is exercising less power than prior administrations.

The findings come more than eight months into Trump’s second administration. Recently, the president has attempted to deploy the National Guard to three states and Washington, D.C.

At the beginning of the year, the W

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