A new poll shows that a majority of Americans think President Donald Trump has acted like a dictator, validating the beliefs of the millions who attended recent “No Kings” protests.
Released Wednesday, the poll from the Public Religion Research Institute found that 56% of respondents agreed with the notion that “Trump is a potentially dangerous dictator whose power should be limited before he destroys American democracy.” The share who agreed with that idea has increased 4 percentage points since March, when PRRI previously asked the question.
By contrast, only 41% said that Trump is “a strong leader who should be given the power he needs to restore America’s greatness.”
This past weekend, millions of Americans took to the streets to express their displeasure with Trump’s leadership sty