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July 12, 2021 (LifeSiteNews) – A remarkable 58 percent of the public agrees with former President Donald Trump’s infamous declaration that the mainstream media is the “enemy of the people,” according to a new poll from Rasmussen Reports.
On numerous occasions throughout his presidency, Trump referred to purveyors of “fake news” as “enemies of the American people.” According to Rasmussen’s July 7-8 poll, 58 percent of likely voters at least somewhat agreed with the statement that “The media are ‘truly the enemy of the people,’” with 34 percent “strongly” agreeing. Just 36 percent disagreed. Notably, 61 percent of independents and even 37 percent of Democrats agreed with the statement.
Even larger margins agreed that “fake news” is a serious problem: 83 percent overall, with 82 percent of independents and 74 percent of Democrats. This finding is more open to interpretation, however, as Left and Right intensely disagree on what constitutes “fake news.”
Regardless, the results are consistent with various surveys over the years finding the news media to be one of the least trusted institutions in the United States, as well as that Americans trust their media
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