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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Jonathan Swan

38 mins ago - Politics & Policy

Inside Trump's antifa tweet

President Trump at Cape Canaveral on May 30. Photo: Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

As recently as Saturday night, senior administration officials told me that the designation of a violent cohort of far-left activists, antifa, as a terrorist organization was not being seriously discussed at the White House. But that was Saturday.

Behind the scenes: The situation changed dramatically a few hours later, after prominent conservative allies of the president, such as his friend media commentator Dan Bongino, publicly urged a tough response against people associated with antifa (short for "anti-fascist").

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Orion Rummler

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U.S. enters 6th day of nationwide protests over George Floyd's killing

A protest in Philadelphia on May 31. Photo: Mark Makela/Getty Images

Protests continued across the country for the sixth day in a row on Sunday, as demonstrators called for justice in response to the deaths of George Floyd, EMT Breonna Taylor, jogger Ahmaud Arbery and countless other black Americans who have suffered at the hands of racism and police brutality.

What's happening: Protestors in D.C. broke one police barricade outside the White House on Sunday evening after reportedly demonstrating for several hours. The atmosphere was still largely peaceful as of 6pm ET.

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Jonathan Swan

1 hour ago - Politics & Policy

Trump privately scolded, warned by allies

Illustration: Aïda Amer/Axios. Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images

Over the past couple of days, numerous advisers both inside and outside the White House have urged the president to tone down his violent rhetoric, which many worry could escalate racial tensions and hurt him politically.

Behind the scenes: The biggest source of internal concern was Trump's escalatory tweet, "when the looting starts, the shooting starts." Some advisers said it could damage him severely with independent voters and suburban women.

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