One in three voters who backed Trump in 2020 say America needs a president ‘willing to break some laws to set things right,’ shock poll shows
- A Fox News Channel poll released Sunday asked registered voters whether they would support a president “who is willing to break some laws to make things right.”
- The percentage of former President Donald Trump's supporters in 2020 who agreed with this statement is twice that of President Joe Biden
- The poll also found that very conservative voters, younger voters and non-white women were more likely to express these views
About one in three voters who supported former President Donald Trump in the 2020 election said America needs a president who is “willing to break some laws to make things right,” a shocking new poll shows.
In a Fox News poll released Sunday, registered voters were asked how open they were to supporting a president willing to challenge norms.
The survey found that Trump voters in 2020 β at 30 percent β ββapproved of a president being willing to break certain laws.
That's double the 15 percent of President Joe Biden's 2020 voters who agreed, while a total of 22 percent believed in the sentiment.
Female voters β especially non-white female voters β were more likely than their male counterparts to support a law-breaking president, the poll found.
About one in three voters who supported former President Donald Trump in the 2020 election said America needs a president who is 'willing to break some laws to make things right,' a shocking new poll shows
Younger voters also had a greater tolerance for a president who would break laws and regulations.
Thirty-nine percent of voters under 30 said they would support a president willing to break laws and regulations, compared to just 9 percent of those over 65.
In a similar situation to Trump and Biden voters, liberals were less likely to support a law-breaking president β by 15 percent β than those who said they were very conservative.
Twenty-nine percent of very conservative voters supported a lawbreaker, while 26 percent of mainstream conservative voters felt the same way.
Among moderates, 28 percent said they would support someone who was willing to break the law.
The same trend was seen between the Democratic and Republican primaries.
Of those planning to vote in the 2024 Republican primary β in which Trump is the candidate β 27 percent said they were open to a law-breaking candidate, while only 16 percent of Democratic primary voters agreed.
Former President Donald Trump's 2020 supporters, conservatives and Republican primary voters were more open to a president who broke the law. Trump has been charged in 91 cases this year
It is unclear whether Trump's 91-felony indictment as he runs for re-election has colored the thinking of his supporters and conservatives.
A previous poll highlighted in The Washington Post and conducted by the Public Religion Research Institute asked whether a president “should be willing to break some rules if that's what it takes to make things right.”
When that question was asked in October, Republicans were 20 points more likely to agree with that statement, and a majority who viewed Trump favorably agreed.
In 2016, when Trump entered the Republican Party primaries, his voters agreed with that statement by 65 to 34 percent.
The 65 percent who agreed was 19 points higher than the views of Democrat Hillary Clinton's supporters and 22 points higher than those of Ohio Governor John Kasich. poll found.