Turns Out, Most Americans Do Not Support Trump's Bigoted Policies

Donald Trump’s response to the attack in Orlando—described as “horrifying,” “ignorant,” and “demagogic”—is not resonating with the majority of Americans.

A new CBS News survey released Wednesday found that only 25 percent of Americans approve of the presumptive Republican nominee’s post-shooting speech, while 51 percent stated that they disapprove.

At the same time, the New York billionaire’s overall unfavorability ratings continue to climb. A full 70 percent of Americans perceive Trump unfavorably, according to a new ABC News/ Washington Post poll (pdf)—ten points higher than last month and just one point shy of his record negativity rating. The presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton also reached a new high for unfavorability, at 55 percent.

“Trump’s result reverses a boost he received after securing the Republican presidential nomination, from 37-60 percent favorable-unfavorable in mid-May to 29-70 percent now,” the poll states, noting that the bump comes “after a week in which he took sharp criticism for suggesting that he was being treated unfairly by a federal judge because of the judge’s Mexican heritage.”