A majority of Americans rate the way the Secret Service is doing its job as either “fair” or “poor” weeks after a failed assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump that resulted in the death of one rally attendee.
The survey, taken July 27-30, 2024, among 1,610 U.S. adult citizens, asked, “How would you rate the job being done by the Secret Service?”
Most, 53 percent, rate the Secret Service’s current job as “fair” or “poor.” Of those, 31 percent rate it “poor,” and 22 percent say “fair.”
Only eight percent say the Secret Service has done an “excellent” job, and 26 percent say “good.” Across the board, 73 percent of Republicans, 51 percent of independents, and 37 percent of Democrats rate the job of the Secret Service as either “fair” or “poor.”
The survey also asked, “How confident are you that the Secret Service…
