POLL: 20% Say Violence May Be Necessary To Fix USA

PBS NewsHour reports:

One in 5 U.S. adults believe Americans may have to resort to violence to get their own country back on track, according to the latest PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll, an attitude that experts say puts the nation in “an incredibly dangerous place” in the months before the 2024 presidential election.

Republicans were more likely than Democrats or independents — and slightly more likely than the population overall – to say force may be needed to course-correct.

Former President Donald Trump has questioned the humanity of immigrants, referred to a much debated “blood bath for the country” if he does not get reelected and describes people who have been convicted for Jan. 6 criminal offenses as “hostages.”

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One in 5 U.S. adults believe Americans may have to resort to violence to get their own country back on track, according to the latest PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll.@LauraSanthanam reports. https://t.co/sXLsGalRPh

— PBS NewsHour (@NewsHour) April 3, 2024

NEW: The attitude expressed by 1 in 5 U.S. adults in the latest PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll puts the nation in “an incredibly dangerous place” in the months before the 2024 presidential election, according to a law professor and former U.S. attorney. https://t.co/sXLsGalRPh

— PBS NewsHour (@NewsHour) April 3, 2024