NEW YORK - U.S. President Donald Trump may give himself credit for the performance of the U.S. stock market during his term, but only around a third of Americans agree, according to a Reuters poll.
The poll of 1,005 people, conducted last week, showed 34% thought the market had performed better than it otherwise would have due to Trump's policies. The results showed a split along party lines, with 65% of those who identify as Republican agreeing, versus only 15% of those who identified as Democrat.
Just over a quarter, 26%, of all respondents said he focused on helping both stocks and regular workers. The poll comes as the benchmark S&P 500 has staged a nearly 44% comeback from its March lows, thanks in part to unprecedented monetary support from the Federal Reserve and a $2 trillion stimulus package from Congress.
A lot since he has given the wealthy a free reign across the country tearing down the EPA opening the spigots in the bank everything
Everybody knows how this works. Stocks go up, Trump gets the credit. Stocks go down, Obama gets the credit.