Was Trump a great or a terrible president? Here's what a new poll says
New Pew Research Center national survey was conducted the first week of March
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Two months after he left the White House, and there's no letup in the incredibly polarized views of former President Trump.
Nearly nine in 10 Democrats or Democratic-leaning independents questioned in a new Pew Research Center national survey say that Trump was a terrible (72%) or poor (17%) president.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}But it's a different story among Republicans and independents who lean toward the GOP, with 37% saying Trump was a great president and 36% rating him as good.
Pew notes that "there is a substantial partisan gap in evaluations of Trump's presidency."
Looking at the overall sample, a majority of Americans say Trump was a terrible (41%) or poor president (12%) – with 17% rating him as great and 18% saying he was good. Twelve percent called Trump an average president.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Former President Trump and first lady Melania Trump board Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Jan. 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
On a separate question, 38% said that Trump made progress toward solving the major problems facing the nation during his presidency, with 15% saying he tried but failed to solve the nation's problems. One in 10 said that Trump didn't address the major problems, and 37% said that Trump made things worse.
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There was also a major partisan divide on this question, with 77% of Republicans saying Trump made progress and 64% of Democrats saying he made things worse.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The Pew Research Center survey was conducted March 1-7, with 12,055 adults across the country taking part in Pew's online America Trends Panel.