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Americans are divided over the media's treatment of Trump, according to Gallup:

"Republicans overwhelmingly believe the media has been too tough on Trump," Gallup says.

At the same time during the Obama administration, 48% of Americans thought media coverage was "about right" while only 11% thought it was "too tough."

A third of Americans say media "too tough" on Trump

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Americans are divided over the media&#x27;s treatment of Trump, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="according to Gallup" data-vars-click-url="http://www.gallup.com/poll/203273/americans-split-media-treatment-trump-administration.aspx" data-vars-content-id="8a04f227-4158-4787-9c05-65316b71918d" data-vars-headline="A third of Americans say media &quot;too tough&quot; on Trump" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="http://www.gallup.com/poll/203273/americans-split-media-treatment-trump-administration.aspx" target="_blank">according to Gallup</a>:<ul><li>&quot;Not tough enough:&quot; 28%</li><li>&quot;Too tough:&quot; 36%</li><li>&quot;About right:&quot; 21%</li></ul>&quot;Republicans overwhelmingly believe the media has been too tough on Trump,&quot; Gallup says.At the same time during the Obama administration, 48% of Americans thought media coverage was &quot;about right&quot; while only 11% thought it was &quot;too tough.&quot;

A third of Americans say media "too tough" on Trump

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