Six in 10 Americans believe that history will regard President Donald Trump negatively, including 47% who say he will be remembered for doing a “poor” job. In contrast, fewer than three in 10 think he will be remembered as an “outstanding” (9%) or “above average” (20%) president. Relatively few, 10%, believe he will go down in history as an “average” president. …
Gallup last asked Americans to put presidents in historical perspective at the time of the Obama-Trump presidential transition in 2017. Since then, Americans’ opinions of how Obama will be remembered have improved significantly, with a nine-percentage-point increase in positive evaluations and a 12-point decrease in negative evaluations. CONTINUED
Jeffrey M. Jones, Gallup
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