‘About Damn Time That Somebody Did Something’: Many Americans Approve Of Trump’s Handling Of Crime: POLL

Over half of Americans approve of how President Donald Trump is handling crime, according to an AP-NORC poll released Wednesday.

Of those surveyed, 53% said they approve of Trump’s approach to tackling crime, including 46% of independents and 16% of Democrats, according to the poll. The survey was conducted after the president announced on Aug. 11 that he is deploying the National Guard to help stamp out violent crime in the Washington, D.C.

Moreover, 55% of respondents said they think it is acceptable for the U.S. military and National Guard to aid local police in large cities, according to the poll. Still, only a third of voters said they support the federal government taking over major cities’ police departments, the AP-NORC survey found.

Additionally, about 8 in 10 Republicans said they think it is acceptable for the federal government to use the U.S. military and National Guard to assist local police, while just just over half — 51% — think it is acceptable for the federal government to take control of large city police departments. Meanwhile, 46% — a plurality — of independents and 30% of Democrats said it is acceptable for the federal government to use the military and National Guard to help local police.

“About damn time that somebody did something,” Charles Arnold, 87, a lifelong Republican who lives in San Diego, told