Number of Republicans who say they support Trump over GOP rise: poll
Republicans who support former President Trump more than they support the GOP climbed to 41 percent in August, up seven points from May when 34 percent said they supported Trump more than the party, according to an NBC News poll released Sunday.
A slim majority of Republicans, or 50 percent, say they support the party more than they do Trump, the poll finds. But that’s down from 58 percent in May.
The former president continues to wield immense influence over the Republican party. He has heavily influenced the defeat of eight out of 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach him over the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, either by forcing them to resign or defeating them in primaries by backing opposition candidates.
The most high-profile loss came last week, when Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), arguably his fiercest critic on the GOP, was defeated by more than 40 points from a Trump-endorsed challenger.
Trump saw Republicans rally behind him this month yet again after the FBI raided his home in connection to an investigation probing whether he violated the Espionage Act by taking classified documents home with him upon leaving the White House.
Republicans decried the unprecedented raid of a former president’s home, calling it a politically motivated witch hunt.
Trump is also fending off a congressional investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, which the panel of lawmakers has pinned on the former president, insisting that after he failed to overturn the results of the 2020 election, he allegedly incited rioters to march on the federal building.
Most Americans, or 57 percent, say the investigations into Trump should continue, according to the NBC News poll.
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