Polls show public support for impeachment inquiry of Pres. Trump is on the rise following Ukraine revelations.
Since news broke regarding President Donald Trump's July phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, during which Trump repeatedly urged Zelenskiy to investigate now presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden and his son, support for an impeachment inquiry has risen, according to several national polls released in the past two weeks.
In an NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll released Tuesday and conducted between Friday and Sunday, compared to the Post/Schar poll, fewer Americans -- 43% -- said Trump should be impeached and removed from office. However, in this poll, a combined 55% of Americans either said that there is enough evidence to impeach Trump and remove him from office now, or that Congress should hold an impeachment inquiry to determine if there's enough evidence to make that determination.
This is the third poll Quinnipiac has released since a series of developments regarding Trump's actions have been reported on, and since House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced the beginning of an"official" impeachment inquiry of the president. On Sept. 24, after Trump had publicly acknowledged asking Zelenskiy about investigating Biden and his son, but denied there being any quid pro quo in the conversation, Pelosi announced the House would be"moving forward with an official impeachment inquiry."
But support for the House moving forward with an impeachment inquiry differed depending on party affiliation. Among Democrats, 88% approved of Pelosi's move; among Republicans, only 6% approved of it; and among independents, 44% approved of it. This was similar to results from a Quinnipiac poll released Sept. 30, which was conducted between Sept. 27 and Sept. 29. Self-identified registered voters were split on whether Trump should be impeached and removed from office: 47% said he should be and 47% said he should not be.
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