Recent polling shows that a majority of Americans are in favor of President Trump being impeached and removed from office, according to both CNN and Fox News.
In a CNN poll conducted by SSRS, 51% of respondents said the Senate should remove President Trump.
But many still supported the president, with 45% saying the Senate should not convict Trump.
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A majority of respondents also views the charges Trump faces as true:
58% believe Trump abused his power as president for his own personal benefit, and 57% believe he obstructed the House’s impeachment investigation.
As expected, party lines played a significant role in the CNN poll.
While 89% of Democrats responding said the president should be removed, just 8% of Republicans agreed. Independents were split, with 48% in favor of removal and 46% against.
Fox News polling saw similar numbers.
In the Fox News poll , 50% of respondents said the Senate should vote to remove the president from office, while 44% disagreed.
Again, polling broke down along party lines, with 81% of Democrats in favor of removal and 84% of Republicans against.
However, independents were much more in favor of removing the president than against, 53-34.
A recent 7News/Emerson College poll also suggested a majority of Americans favor removing President Trump.
Again, as expected, partisanship played a large role, with 83% of Democrats favoring removal and 78% of Republicans against removal. Unlike the previous two polls, independents were against removal, 53-47.
It’s not all bad news for the president, however.
In an ABC News/Washington Post poll, more were in favor of not removing Trump from office than those who want to see him removed, 49-47.
