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AP-NORC poll: Most disapprove of Trump on race relations

By RUSSELL CONTRERAS and que, New Mexico. "It's what
DEEPTI HAJELA he says in his speeches
Associated Press and the way he's treated
NEW YORK (AP) — Large migrant children. I'm ap-
majorities of black and La- palled."
tino Americans think Don- Haway also pointed to
ald Trump's actions as presi- the Republican president's
dent have made things rhetoric about his desire to
worse for people like them, build a wall along the U.S.-
and about two-thirds of Mexico border as especial-
Americans overall disap- ly hurtful.
prove of how he's handling Among white Americans,
race relations, according about a third think Trump's
to a new poll conducted actions have been good
by The Associated Press- for black Americans, wom-
NORC Center for Public Af- en and Hispanics, while
fairs Research. about a quarter think they
About half of all Ameri- have been good for Mus-
cans think Trump's actions lims. Forty-seven percent
have been bad for African think Trump's actions have
Americans, Muslims and been bad for Hispanics,
women, and slightly more In this Sept. 16, 2019, file photo, protesters demonstrate outside the Santa Ana Star Center during 44% say they've been bad
than half say they've been President Donald Trump's rally in Rio Rancho, New Mexico. for Muslims and 39% say
bad for Hispanics. they've been bad for wom-
Trump's 33% approval rating impeachment inquiry. Smith, 38, an African Ameri- ert E. Lee, a slaveowner en and black Americans.
on handling race relations The poll provides a bleak can information technol- who fought to protect the Shane Chessey, a white Re-
makes that one of his worst assessment of how the na- ogy worker in Columbia, institution of slavery dur- publican from Pittsburgh,
issues in recent AP-NORC tion views Trump on race is- Tennessee, who considers ing the U.S. Civil War, and lauded Trump's perfor-
polls. That stands in stark sues as he runs for a second himself independent but said there were "very fine mance on the economy
contrast to his handling of term and repeatedly boasts leans Democratic. "If the people on both sides " of and thinks critiques of the
the economy: About half of his popularity among Af- leader of this country is free clashes between white na- president as racist or sexist
say they approve of his rican Americans and Lati- to speak like that, there's tionalists and counterpro- are overblown, even as he
handling of that issue, while nos. Trump has consistently going to be people who testers. But he has claimed acknowledges the presi-
views of current economic said his economic policies think it's OK to speak like he doesn't have a "racist dent's language sometimes
conditions continue to be have been good for Afri- that." bone" in his body. comes across as "crass."
rosy amid robust employ- can Americans and other "He's making people live The poll comes weeks after "I think he's trying to bring
ment numbers and a strong people of color. their life in fear," Smith said. a suspected gunman, who this country up together,"
stock market. But the poll shows few Trump has drawn wide- is white, apparently wrote said Chessey, 54. "Every-
Four in 10 Americans said black Americans think spread condemnation for an anti-Hispanic rant be- body has a fair opportunity
they approve of Trump that's true. Just 4% say racist rhetoric throughout fore opening fire in El Paso, to make it in this country."
overall, according to the they think Trump's actions his presidency. He's warned Texas, with an AK-47-style Among Republicans,
poll, conducted before have been good for Af- of an "invasion" at the rifle on Walmart shoppers, about 6 in 10 say they think
the release of a rough rican Americans in gen- southern border, posted many of them Latino. Some Trump has been good for
transcript of a phone call eral, while 81% think he's racist tweets about four blamed Trump's rhetoric for women, Latinos and black
showing Trump prodded made things worse. Similar women of color in Congress inciting the gunman. Americans. Fewer, 4 in 10,
the president of Ukraine shares of black Americans and attacked Democratic Simon Wey, 54, a Nige- think his actions have been
to investigate Democratic think Trump has been bad U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings' rian immigrant who lives in good for Muslims. No more
political rival Joe Biden and for Hispanics, Muslims and largely black district as a Houston and is a registered than 2 in 10 Republicans
House Speaker Nancy Pe- women. "rat and rodent infested Republican, said the presi- think Trump's actions have
losi's announcement that "He speaks nothing but mess." He's showered praise dent's rhetoric on migrants been bad for any of the
she would launch a formal hate rhetoric," said Chris on Confederate Gen. Rob- makes him feel uncomfort- groups asked about in the
able. poll.
"I think some of his immi- The share of Republicans
gration policies have been saying Trump's actions
hurtful to countries with have been good for each
large minority populations," group has increased since
Wey said. "There's a lot of an AP-NORC poll conduct-
uncertainty now." ed in February 2018. In that
Sixty-nine percent of Latinos poll, about half said Trump's
think Trump's actions have actions had been good
been bad for Hispanics for African Americans and
generally, while 19% think women and about 4 in 10
they've been good. Ma- said they'd been good for
jorities of Latinos also think Latinos, while about 3 in 10
Trump's actions have been said they'd been good for
bad for African Americans, Muslims.
Muslims and women. Large majorities of Demo-
"It's his attitude. He just has crats think Trump's actions
this real cocky way about as president have been
him," said Rose Haway, a bad for black, Hispanic
62-year-old Hispanic wom- and Muslim Americans and
an who lives in Albuquer- for women.q