25 August, 2017
Gandhi cited the president's handling of the events in Charlottesville, VA, and "tacit" support of white nationalists as the root cause of his decision and was immediately met with an onslaught of hate-filled emails and tweets from Trump supporters.
Voters say that President Donald Trump's inconsistent condemnations of racism have not discouraged white supremacists, according to a survey released this week. He responded, "I think they've gotten better or the same - look, they've been frayed for a long time".
Overall, 89 percent of Americans have a negative opinion of neo-Nazis and 87 percent have an unfavorable opinion of white supremacists.
Trump received more favorable marks for his handling of the economy, where half of those polled said they approved of his performance. KKK, we have KKK.
In the following characteristics, 62 percent say Trump doesn't provide moral leadership, 61 percent say he is not honest, 61 percent say he doesn't have good leadership skills, 57 percent said he doesn't care about average Americans, 68 percent say he is not level-headed and 63 percent said he doesn't share their values. Almost two-thirds of Americans said they believe that the level of hatred and prejudice have gone up since President Donald Trump entered office in January.
The republicans approve of his action by a large majority (77%), as are the demographic group that forms the heart of the electorate of the president, white voters without a degree, who are favourable to 52% compared to 40% who disapprove of his action.
Further, the poll finds Trump's approval rating at 41 percent. Asked what racial group they think faces the most discrimination in America, 45 percent of Trump voters say it's white people, followed by 17 percent for Native Americans. Trump voters support them by a 71/10 spread.
It's hard to state how rare it is to see a number like 3% in a poll question like this.
Nearly 60 per cent of voters said Mr Trump's decisions and behaviour have encouraged white supremacist groups, while only three per cent say he has discouraged these groups.
When asked if bigotry is a major issue for minority groups in the US today, 50 percent said it was a "very serious" problem.
More than 4 in 5 Democrats (84 percent) and nearly 3 in 5 independents (58 percent) said they either somewhat or strongly disapproved of the president.
While those groups were well-known to most voters, one of the groups that joined the counter-protesters was a relative mystery to many Americans.
