A clear majority think President Trump should not fire Attorney General Jeff Sessions, a step he’s been hinting more and more that he might take.
Trump has upped his rhetoric against the attorney general as of late, and reports have re-emerged that the president is considering firing Sessions. However, according to a Washington Post-ABC News poll released Friday, 64 percent of people polled don’t want it to happen.
When asked about special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Trump and his associates, 63 percent of Americans said they approved of the investigation.
The majority of respondents also said they agree with Sessions decision to allow the Mueller investigation to proceed.
Trump confirmed Wednesday that White House counsel Don McGahn would be leaving his post in the fall, and many reports have indicated that McGahn was the man who prevented Trump from firing both Mueller and Sessions.
However, Trump said in a Thursday tweet that McGahn was not the reason he did not fire the special counsel and the attorney general.
The poll, conducted Aug. 26 to 29, also had Trump’s disapproval rating at an all-time high, at 60 percent. The poll has a sampling error of plus or minus 3.5 percentage points.
