As of May 22, 2020, around 56 percent of U.S. adults surveyed did not trust President Trump to be honest about the threat from the COVID-19 outbreak. Conversely, 31 percent of those surveyed did trust the president.
Opinion of U.S. adults on whether President Trump can be trusted to be honest about the threat of COVID-19 as of May 22, 2020
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YouGov. (May 22, 2020). Opinion of U.S. adults on whether President Trump can be trusted to be honest about the threat of COVID-19 as of May 22, 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 11, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1104795/covid-19-opinion-president-trump-honesty-us/
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YouGov. (2020). Opinion of U.S. adults on whether President Trump can be trusted to be honest about the threat of COVID-19 as of May 22, 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1104795/covid-19-opinion-president-trump-honesty-us/
YouGov. "Opinion of U.S. Adults on Whether President Trump Can Be Trusted to Be Honest about The Threat of Covid-19 as of May 22, 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 May 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1104795/covid-19-opinion-president-trump-honesty-us/
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Opinion of U.S. adults on whether President Trump can be trusted to be honest about the threat of COVID-19 as of May 22, 2020 [Graph], YouGov, May 22, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1104795/covid-19-opinion-president-trump-honesty-us/