Over 60% of Americans hold Trump responsible for riots near US Capitol - TASS

At least 63% of Americans think that incumbent US President Donald Trump is to some degree responsible for the riots that occurred on the Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on Wednesday, according to the results of opinion polls conducted by Morning Consult and the Politico daily magazine published on Thursday.

According to their data, 63% of the respondents think that Trump is at least "somewhat responsible" "for the events that led to a mob attacking police and breaking into the U.S. Capitol." At the same time, 49% of all respondents are confident that the president is "very responsible" for these events.

The poll was conducted on January 6-7 with 1,986 registered voters participating with a 2% margin of error.