Majority of adults say they trust what Trump says less than past presidents % who say presidents they trustwhat Trump says what previous presidents said while in office More tha n Aboutthe sa me as Less than
Majority has less trust in what Trump says compared with previous presidents. Overall, 54% say they trust what Trump says less than they trusted what previous presidents said when they were in office; just 25% say they trust Trump more than his predecessors, while 19% say they trust him about the same amount. About half of Republicans (52%) say they trust what Trump says more than previous presidents, compared with 5% of Democrats. Fewer Republicans express more trust in what Trump says than did so in April 2017 (66%); there has been little in change in Democrats’ views.
Majority of adults say they trust what  | Trump says less than past presidents  | % who say presidents they trustwhat Trump says what  | previous presidents said while in office  | More tha n Aboutthe sa me as Less than  | Total  | 25  | 19  | 54  | Rep/Lean Rep  | 52  | 31  | 15  | Dem/Lean Dem 8  | 85  | Note: Don'tknow responses notshown.  | Source: Don'tknow Survey ofU.S responses adults notshown. cond lucted June 5-12, 2018  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 