More than two-thirds (64%) of those surveyed say they believe protesters and counter-protesters are overwhelming American cities, according to a USA TODAY/Ipsos poll.
continue across the U.S. and law and order becomes a major theme in the 2020 presidential race, a new poll shows most Americans say cities are under siege.
Those who live in rural areas are more likely to agree with that sentiment than those in urban areas . Trump has ramped up his rhetoric, referring to himself as the"law and order president" and calling for law enforcement to crack down on the protesters, calling them"thugs" and"very bad people." Trump's Department of Justice on Monday labeled New York City, Portland, Oregon, and Seattlethat may lose federal funding because of the violence.
“I think Portland is under siege because of all of the Black Lives Matter movement,” says Brown, who answered the poll and plans to vote for Trump. “They want to just cause strife. They don't care about the life, they just want to cause breakdown in the United States as a whole.”have taken over, pointing to a sit-in by protesters in the lobby of Mayor Ted Wheeler’s condominium.
Despite many protesters calling for justice for those who have died or been harmed by police violence, almost two in three Americans say they believe assaults on police officers have gotten worse in the past six months, according to the poll. That's more than the 49% who say assaults by police officers has gotten worse.
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