America’s confidence in the government to handle coronavirus is shaky — and partisan

… According to Quinnipiac, just over half of Americans have confidence in the federal government to handle the response to the spread of the coronavirus. That confidence varies widely by party, with Republicans overwhelmingly confident in the government and most Democrats more skeptical. …

Views of Trump’s handling of the crisis, meanwhile, were far worse. A plurality of respondents disapproved of Trump’s handling of the coronavirus situation, including half of independents and more than three-quarters of Democrats. CONT.

Philip Bump, Washington Post