Poll: 65% think Trump would have avoided COVID-19 had he taken it seriously

A poll published by the Reuters news agency shows 65% of Americans, including half of Republicans, think US President Donald Trump would have avoided his COVID-19 infection has he “taken coronavirus more seriously.”

Some 55% say Trump has been lying about the coronavirus while just 34% think he has been truthful. And 57% say they disapprove of the president’s response to the pandemic.

The Reuters/Ipsos poll also shows the gap in favor of Democrat Joe Biden is increasing slightly, with 51% supporting the former vice president and 41% backing the incumbent Trump.

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