May 2, 2018

Poll: 62% of voters think Trump's White House is chaotic

President Trump pauses while meeting with the crew and passengers of the grounded Southwest Airlines flight. Photo: Andrew Harrer-Pool/Getty Images

A new POLITICO/Morning Consult poll, taken after Admiral Ronny Jackson withdrew his name for Veterans Affairs secretary, says 62% of voters believe President Trump's White House is being run chaotically, while just 32% of them believe it's being run very or somewhat well, per Politico.

The state of play: Overall voters who believe the White House is being run on chaos increased from 54% in March, with just 34% of Democrats and Independents believing things are run well. However, Trump still has strong support among Republicans, with 68% of them believing the Trump White House is being run well.

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