Q1. In a speech Friday to police officers Pres Trump said (paraphrasing except where quotes): 'Please don't be too nice' to suspects when you are putting them in a police car. When you're protecting their head with your hand, 'you can take the hand away, OK'? Your thoughts? (check all that apply)
overall
custom
male
female
rep
ind
dem
18-29
30-44
45-64
65+
The paraphrase is misleading
15%
23%
8%
26%
17%
2%
3%
11%
21%
15%
The paraphrase is NOT misleading
43%
39%
48%
21%
41%
69%
53%
44%
40%
43%
Trump was suggesting police officers not be so gentle when making arrests
75%
67%
83%
59%
72%
95%
84%
76%
72%
75%
Trump was NOT suggesting police officers not be so gentle when making arrests
6%
8%
4%
8%
10%
0%
0%
6%
8%
6%
I think police offers should be less gentle when making arrests
9%
17%
2%
17%
10%
1%
14%
11%
6%
9%
I DON'T think police offers should be less gentle when making arrests
58%
59%
58%
27%
60%
88%
70%
56%
57%
58%
None of these
4%
5%
2%
5%
5%
1%
4%
2%
5%
4%
Don't know
4%
2%
5%
2%
9%
0%
10%
5%
1%
4%
Don't care
1%
1%
1%
4%
1%
0%
0%
1%
2%
1%
Q2. Whether or not Trump was suggesting police not be so gentle with suspects, how do you think most Americans feel about the idea of not being so gentle with suspects?
overall
custom
male
female
rep
ind
dem
18-29
30-44
45-64
65+
They are for it
21%
27%
17%
26%
23%
14%
17%
24%
21%
21%
They don't care one way or the other
23%
24%
22%
34%
25%
9%
19%
21%
25%
23%
They are against it
46%
41%
49%
24%
47%
65%
59%
37%
48%
46%
Don't know
9%
7%
10%
14%
3%
9%
3%
17%
5%
9%
Don't care
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
Q3. Whether or not Trump was suggesting police not be so gentle with suspects, how do you think most police officers feel about the idea of not being so gentle with suspects?
overall
custom
male
female
rep
ind
dem
18-29
30-44
45-64
65+
They are for it
35%
40%
30%
41%
40%
23%
25%
45%
30%
35%
They don't care one way or the other
13%
20%
7%
16%
17%
6%
18%
9%
15%
13%
They are against it
40%
31%
49%
24%
36%
61%
53%
29%
45%
40%
Don't know
10%
7%
13%
16%
5%
9%
3%
15%
8%
10%
Don't care
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
0%
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