Supporters of President Trump’s “Make America Great Again” movement are divided on whether the president should have to follow federal court orders blocking his action, according to an NBC News Decision Desk poll powered by SurveyMonkey.
The survey, conducted in early June, told respondents that “a number of Trump administration actions have been challenged in the United States federal court” and asked about the appropriate next steps “if a federal court rules that a Trump administration action is illegal.”
MAGA supporters are split — 50 percent to 50 percent — between those who say the administration “has to follow the court’s ruling and stop its action” and those who say the administration “doesn’t have to follow the court’s ruling and can continue its action.”
Democrats almost unanimously agree on the issue, with 96 percent saying the administration must follow the court’s ruling.
Independents, too, largely say the administration must follow the court orders — with 87 percent holding this view and 13 percent saying Trump can ignore the court order.
Overall, 81 percent of respondents say Trump must follow the court order, while 19 percent say he doesn’t have to.
The poll was conducted May 30-June 10 and included 19,410 U.S. adults. The margin of error is 2.1 percentage points.
