40 percent of Republicans say Trump 'probably' mentioned Biden on Ukraine call

[struggle4progress]

BY JUSTIN WISE - 10/01/19 08:40 PM EDT

Just four in 10 Republicans say they think President Trump discussed an investigation into Democratic presidential rival Joe Biden during a phone call with Ukraine's president, despite Trump acknowledging doing so, according to a new Monmouth University poll.

The survey, which was released Tuesday, found that 40 percent of Republican respondents said that Trump "probably did" raise the idea of an investigation into Biden and his son over unsubstantiated allegations of corruption during a July 25 conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelensky. Meanwhile, 29 percent of Republicans said that Trump "probably did not" mention an investigation into Biden.

That compares to 85 percent of Democrats and 61 percent of Independents who said that Trump likely raised the issue of an investigation into Biden during the call. In total, 62 percent of respondents said that Trump likely raised the issue with the Ukrainian leader.

The Monmouth poll was conducted Sept. 23-29, as the Ukraine story continued to unfold with multiple reports emerging about Trump's interactions with the Ukrainian leader ...

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/463948-poll-just-40-percent-of-republicans-say-trump-mentioned

[Tipperary]

1. I have not the slightest doubt.

Whatsoever.

[hedda_foil]

2. Yeah, but 80% of them probably think it was smart of him to do that.