Approval of media coverage of Trump in the U.S. 2017

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Amy Watson,
Dec 19, 2022
This graph shows the level of approval about the way that the news media has covered President Trump in the United States as of August 2017. According to the source, 33 percent of respondents strongly disapproved of the way the news media had covered Donald Trump.

Do you approve or disapprove of the job the media has done handling Donald Trump?

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Release date

August 2017

Region

United States

Survey time period

August 20 - 22, 2017

Number of respondents

1,479 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Percentage points not equaling 100 percent are probably due to rounding.

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