A majority of Americans disapprove of Donald Trump casting doubt about U.S. intelligence on Russian interference in the 2016 election, with relatively modest support for the president even in his own party and among conservatives in a new ABC News/Washington Post poll. The public by a 17-point margin also says […] Read more »
How much will Republicans follow Trump on Russia and Putin?
President Trump has evolved in his time in politics to be quite positive toward Russia and its president, and he expressed hope of a personal friendship with Vladimir Putin on the eve of his summit this week. “He’s not my enemy. And hopefully, someday, maybe he’ll be a friend. It […] Read more »
Poll Hub: Trump Putin Fallout
Following the Trump/Putin Summit and the President’s European allies trip, there has been bipartisan outrage over Trump’s friendliness towards Russia. Some have called the President’s performance traitorous, disgusting, worrisome – but there’s no evidence that Congress, led by Republicans, will actually do anything. And that’s probably smart politics on their […] Read more »
The Grand Old Patsies
Commenting after President Donald Trump’s performance in Helsinki, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell observed, “I have said a number of times, I’ll say it again: The Russians are not our friends. And I entirely believe the assessment of our intelligence community.” Tennessee Republican Sen. Lamar Alexander said in a release, […] Read more »
When it isn’t just ‘LOL. Nothing Matters’ for Trump
President Donald Trump’s performance at Helsinki left many shaking their heads. He was criticized by the left and perhaps surprisingly from normally friendly voices like former Speaker Newt Gingrich. To some, it may feel like we’ve been here before. Trump often does stuff that those in the political elite don’t […] Read more »
Politics Podcast: The Trump And Putin Show
The FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast team reacts to the Monday press conference of President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, during which Trump sided with Putin over U.S. intelligence agencies on the question of whether Russia interfered in the 2016 election. The crew debates why Trump was so publicly warm to […] Read more »