Daily Update: Wednesday, April 29, 2020 Communicating in Nationwide surveys of registered voters; Each wave represents approximately 1,000 interviews taken over the prior three days. Crisis:Latest wave conducted Coronavirus April 23-28, 2020. For more info, visit navigatorresearch.org Key takeaways: • As Trump’s approval ratings remain underwater, governors maintain high ratings. • The public continues to hear more negative things about Trump’s response than positive and his recent comments about injecting disinfectant got significant attention. • Congressional Democrats are now more trusted than Trump to handle the pandemic. Nationwide surveys of registered voters; Each wave represents approximately 1,000 interviews taken over the prior three days. Latest wave conducted April 23-28, 2020. For more info, visit navigatorresearch.org The Trump Slump Continues Trump’s ratings on handling his job as president and the coronavirus pandemic remain negative, while his net approval on the issue of health care hit a new low in our daily tracking. • Among independents, Trump’s approval ratings averaged at -25 on overall job approval (32% approve/57% disapprove), at -28 on health care (30% approve/58% disapprove), at -15 on handling coronavirus (36% approve/51% disapprove), and at -7 on the economy (41% approve/48% disapprove) over the past week. Do you approve or disapprove of the way that Donald Trump is handling… NET Approve Approve Not sure Disapprove Apr. 28 Apr. 8 Mar. 23 His job as president 44 55 -11 -7 -2 The issue of health care 40 4 56 -16 -5 -2 The coronavirus pandemic 44 3 53 -9 +3 +10 The economy 49 3 48 +1 +5 +10 Nationwide surveys of registered voters; Each wave represents approximately 1,000 interviews taken over the prior three days. Latest wave conducted April 23-28, 2020. For more info, visit navigatorresearch.org Most Governors Retain High Approval Ratings With 5,400 interviews asking respondents to rate the job their governor is doing handling the pandemic, we looked at some states individually. The vast majority approve of the job their governor is doing handling the crisis. • Most governors have sky-high, 65%+ approval ratings, with two exceptions – Ron DeSantis (51%) and Brian Kemp (51%). 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For more info, visit navigatorresearch.org Public Continues to Hear More Negative About Trump Response Nearly half of Americans now report that they are exposed to mostly negative things about Trump’s response to coronavirus, while less than one in five report hearing mostly positive. • Among Republicans, less than two in five (39%) are hearing mostly positive things about his response. • Even among Republicans who watch Fox News, less than half (43%) report hearing mostly positive things, while only a third (32%) of Republicans who do not watch Fox News say they hear mostly positive things. Has what you have seen, read, or heard recently about Donald Trump’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic been: 48 Mostly negative 46 45 45 45 44 42 42 40 40 40 41 41 38 39 38 39 38 38 38 39 37 37 36 36 33 34 30 28 28 27 26 26 26 25 25 25 26 25 26 24 24 23 23 21 20 20 Mostly positive 19 19 19 18 19 19 19 Not shown: 30% who say they have seen a mix of positive and negative things. 3/27 4/3 4/10 4/17 3/23 3/24 3/25 3/26 3/28 3/29 3/30 3/31 4/1 4/2 4/4 4/5 4/6 4/7 4/8 4/9 4/11 4/12 4/13 4/14 4/15 4/16 4/18 4/19 4/20 4/21 4/22 4/23 4/24 4/25 4/26 4/27 4/28 Nationwide“Republicans surveys who watch of registered Fox News” voters; are RepublicansEach wave represents who report approximately watching Fox 1,000 News interviewsat least a fewtaken times over a themonth. prior three days. LatestNationwide wave surveysconducted of registered April 23-28, voters; 2020. Each For morewave representsinfo, visit navigatorresearch.org approximately 1,000 interviews taken over the prior three days. Latest wave conducted April 23-28, 2020. For more info, visit navigatorresearch.org Trump’s Disinfectant Comments Spread Widely Among those that have heard ”mostly negative” things about Trump’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic recently, commentary from recent press briefings, specifically his idea of injecting or drinking disinfectants, are widely mentioned. [Among those that have heard “mostly negative” things recently] In a few words, what negative things have you seen, read, or heard recently about Donald Trump’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic? “He says to drink bleach so it will “His briefings where he rambles on kill the coronavirus germs.” and interrupts the doctors and scientists with inaccurate information like bringing the light inside your body or using disinfectant to kill the virus in your lungs.” “He has advised people to drink or inject cleaning fluid. He advised people to open government early “He doesn't listen to the until he told them to stop.” doctors and medical experts.” Nationwide surveyssurvey of of 317 registered registered voters; voters; Each April wave 25 represents-28, 2020. approximately 1,000 interviews taken over the prior three days. LatestFor more wave info, conducted visit navigatorresearch.org April 23-28, 2020. For more info, visit navigatorresearch.org Fauci Overwhelmingly More Trusted than Trump A vast majority of Americans across the partisan spectrum continue to trust Dr. Anthony Fauci, while trust in Trump remains negative when it comes to his ability to tell the truth about the pandemic. • Since April 8th, trust in Fauci has increased 5 points, while trust in Trump has decreased 8 points. • Among independents, 62% trust Fauci to tell the truth, while only 28% trust the president to do the same. Please indicate how much you trust each public figure to tell the truth when it comes to the coronavirus pandemic. Dr. Anthony Fauci Trust Don’t know Don’t trust Overall 73 17 11 Democrats 78 16 6 Independents 62 30 8 Republicans 69 14 17 Donald Trump Trust Don’t know Don’t trust Overall 44 55 Democrats 12 1 87 Independents 28 10 62 Republicans 86 14 Nationwide surveyssurvey of of 1,012 registered registered voters; voters; Each Aprilwave 23represents-28, 2020. approximately 1,000 interviews taken over the prior three days. LatestFor more wave info, conducted visit navigatorresearch.org April 23-28, 2020. 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Latest wave conducted April 23 Majority Says Trump Self-Absorbed, Unprepared, Erratic When asked whether a series of words apply or don’t apply to Trump’s coronavirus response, every negative description rises above positive descriptions, with “self-absorbed” and “unprepared” topping the list. • Following Trump’s disinfectant comments, the share of Americans describing Trump as “irresponsible” peaked at 56% on April 24th, an increase of 9 points since our first update on March 23rd. Please indicate whether each word does or does not apply to Trump’s coronavirus response. Applies Not sure Does not apply Self-absorbed 64 5 31 Unprepared 63 3 34 Negative Erratic Words 59 6 35 Chaotic 55 7 38 Irresponsible 55 5 40 Serious 47 5 49 Presidential 43 3 54 Positive Words Competent 43 6 51 Compassionate 42 4 54 Honest 41 5 54 Nationwide surveysurveys of of 1,0181,012 registered registered voters; voters; Each Aprilwave 523represents-9,-28, 2020.