Most Americans Think Trump Is Profiting From the Presidency Illegally or Unethically, Poll Finds

Most Americans think that Donald Trump is profiting off the presidency either illegally or unethically, according to a new AP-NORC poll. The findings, published Tuesday, also illustrate that the President is perceived as prioritizing his business ventures above the country.According to the poll, which surveyed 2,140 adults from Sept. 24 to 28, 4 in 10 respondents believe he has done something illegal and another 18% see his actions as unethical but not illegal.A majority of respondents (56%) also said Trump has prioritized his personal business interests “a lot,” while only 23% said he has prioritized the country overall. Just 11% say he has prioritized “people like them,” while half of respondents said Trump has not prioritized people like them at all.Republicans were much more likely than Democrats or Independents to say that the president prioritized the country overall; however, they were not without criticism. Only about 1 in 10 Republicans said Trump had done something illegal; most said he had done nothing wrong or that they did not know enough to judge.“It's fairly unprecedented how much wealth increase this President has gotten in the past two years,” Raymond La Raja, a pr...