Poll: Majority Of Americans Blame Trump For Violence At Capitol

Chart showing poll results, split among Democrats, Republicans and Independents.

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Almost 6 in 10 Americans said they blame President Trump for the violent insurrection that took place Jan. 6 at the U.S. Capitol by a mob of his supporters, according to the latest NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll.

But they are split on whether Congress should continue to take action against him after he leaves office next week, and half believe social media companies such as Facebook and Twitter — which have banned him from their platforms — should not continue to restrict Trump after Wednesday.

Eight in 10 Republicans disagree that Trump is to blame for the violence, don’t believe social media companies should continue restrictions on him and don’t trust that results of the 2020 election were accurate. That’s despite no evidence of widespread fraud and Trump’s own administration saying the election was the “most secure in American history.”