54 Percent of Americans Think Trump Should Face Criminal Charges for Role in Capitol Attack

Donald Trump has lost a lot of support since the attack on the U.S. Capitol on January 6.

In a new national survey, 54 percent of Americans believe that Donald Trump should face criminal charges for his inciting the failed coup on the Capitol Building almost 2 weeks ago. 66% of Americans said that Trump acted irresponsibly based on his words and actions ever since he lost the election. 71% even said that Trump bears full responsibility for the attack on the Capitol.

89% of Americans oppose the actions of those who stormed the Capitol, including 80% who are strongly opposed, per new @ABC News/WaPo poll. Among Trump supporters, 76% are opposed, including 60% strongly opposed. https://t.co/GucHe5147W pic.twitter.com/CKTuXbhMtu

— ABC News (@ABC) January 15, 2021

The poll also shows that 9 out of every 10 people oppose the attack and 56% of people think Congress should remove Trump and disqualify him from being elected into office again.

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These numbers come as Trump spends his last weekend as Commander In Chief. Following the attack, Trump’s approval rating dropped to a new low of 29%, making him one of the least popular Presidents of all time. When Richard Nixon resigned from office in 1974 his approval rating was at 26% following the Watergate Scandal.