Americans twice as likely to disapprove of Trump’s handling of Epstein investigation: Survey
Americans are twice as likely to disapprove than approve of President Trump’s handling of the case involving disgraced financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, according to a new survey.
The Economist/YouGov poll released Tuesday found 56 percent of respondents “strongly or somewhat” disapprove of the president’s handling of the Epstein investigation, while 22 percent approve.
GOP voters are more likely to approve (45 percent) than disapprove (25 percent) of the president’s handling of the Epstein probe, according to the survey, with the remaining 30 percent unsure.
However, the poll found a range of opinions among Republicans based on their age and whether they identify as MAGA.
Republican respondents under age 45 were less likely than older GOP voters to approve of the president’s handling of the case — 29 percent approved compared to 56 percent of the older group, according to the survey.
GOP voters who identify as MAGA were also more likely to approve of how the president is dealing with the Epstein investigation (56 percent) than those are do not identify as MAGA (38 percent).
The Epstein case has consumed the GOP-led House, which is set to go on recess a day early to avoid holding a vote on releasing Epstein material. The Trump administration is also laboring to tamp down on the growing controversy.
The vast majority of Americans — including 89 percent of Democrats and 73 percent of Republicans — said the federal government should release all documents it possesses related to the Epstein case, according to the Economist/YouGov survey.
Two-thirds of respondents, including 84 percent of Democrats and 53 percent of Republicans, are of the opinion that the government is covering up evidence about Epstein, who officials say killed himself in 2019 in jail while awaiting trial.
Just nine percent of Americans, including 3 percent of Democrats and 14 percent of GOP voters, do not think the government is covering up evidence, according to the poll.
The survey of 1,729 U.S. adults was conducted July 18-21 with an overall margin of error of approximately 3.5 percent.