Voters want to know what was said in Trump-Putin meeting

Most of what we have learned has come from the Russians. The private meeting was a poor idea in the first place.

US Voters think they have the right to know what was said in the meeting between Trump and Putin https://t.co/fMkATEPPFG GRAPH pic.twitter.com/yF5PHFVnLd

— Quinnipiac University Poll (@QuinnipiacPoll) July 24, 2018

Partisan differences in views of the FBI have increased

Thanks to Trump and his lying supporters who have trashed intelligence and law enforcement agencies for political gain.

Partisan differences in views of the FBI have increased markedly over the past year https://t.co/futnnyceXw pic.twitter.com/sDsrParQky

— Pew Research Center (@pewresearch) July 24, 2018

Quinnipiac Poll: six in 10 whites who have graduated from college, and a larger share of blacks, say FBI is not biased against Trump and call Russia probe legitimate. majorities call it a "witch hunt" only among Republicans and whites without college degrees

— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) July 24, 2018

68% of Republicans approve of how Trump handled his summit with Putin

59% of Republican call Russia “friendly” or an “ally” How can they say that? Russia interfered in our 2016 election. They’re just following Trump’s lead. It’s scary.

Most Republicans' confidence in Trump's ability to stand up to Russia has increased or remains unchanged following the summit. And more Republicans view Russia favorably when compared to Democrats, with a higher number of Republicans calling Russia “friendly” or an “ally” (59%). https://t.co/G11sAfoCcI

— Eugene Scott (@Eugene_Scott) July 19, 2018

The way Donald Trump handled the recent summit meeting with Vladimir Putin:
ALL
Approve 32%
Disapprove 55%
REP.
Approve 68%
Disapprove 21%
DEM.
Approve 8%
Disapprove 83%
IND.
Approve 29%
Disapprove 53%
(CBS News Poll, 7/17-18/18)
more: https://t.co/y7sFCxMUS3

— PollingReport.com (@pollreport) July 19, 2018

This poll shows that 79% of Republicans approve of how Trump handled the summit.

NEW POLL: Republicans overwhelmingly back Trump's handling of press conference with Putin — 85% see election interference as a distraction.https://t.co/CeEtGM0EH1

— Axios (@axios) July 19, 2018

A recent Economist/YouGov poll:

56% of Republicans think the Trump-Putin bromance is good for the US.

60% of Republicans think the US should leave NATO.

Trump has made his anti-American views mainstream within the GOP.

— Adam Best (@adamcbest) July 13, 2018

Majority think Trump mishandling Russia

“The poll found that 55 percent of registered voters disapproved while 37 percent approved of his handling of relations with Russia.
Among Republicans, 71 percent approved of his handling of Russia compared to 14 percent of Democrats. ”

Majority of Americans think Trump mishandling Russia: Reuters/Ipsos poll https://t.co/RqisPQroSs

— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) July 17, 2018

Democrats lead in the generic ballot is over 9 points

The Democrats' lead in the generic ballot is now up over nine points:https://t.co/VAUebqcmzK pic.twitter.com/5fcwZZzcKf

— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) July 17, 2018

Republican support for Putin has been rising

We’ll see if today changes anything. I doubt it. Trump supporters will follow his lead.

According to a new Economist-You Gov poll, Republican support for Russian President Vladimir Putin has actually been rising since the 2016 election. pic.twitter.com/saeRDSqH5S

— Hardball (@hardball) July 16, 2018

Trump’s global warming policies are opposed by a majority

NEW: 57% of Americans disapprove of Pres. Trump’s handling of global warming overall and 62% oppose his planned withdrawal from the Paris climate accord, according to new @ABC News/Stanford/RFF poll. https://t.co/mHNBGrqLOA pic.twitter.com/IKoEGiNTdE

— ABC News (@ABC) July 16, 2018

Polls on Russia

Please say whether you consider Russia an ally of the United States, friendly but not an ally, unfriendly, or an enemy of the United States:
An ally 6%
Friendly, not an ally 25%
Unfriendly 37%
An enemy 29%
(Gallup Poll, 7/2-8/18)
see full wording: https://t.co/d9arqePwQH

— PollingReport.com (@pollreport) July 16, 2018

Even a Fox News poll shows the majority of people think Trump is not tough enough on Russia

Fox News Poll: Trump not tough enough on Russia https://t.co/LFwAGbZq76 pic.twitter.com/bGY8UgP3B3

— Fox News (@FoxNews) July 15, 2018

Climate change roundup

Trump said climate change is a Chinese hoax. Here are some examples of the truth. The public knows it’s a problem but Trump will do nothing to fix it.

As Americans Experienced the Warmest May on Record Their Acceptance of Global Warming Reaches a New High (@CLOSUP) details: https://t.co/de0efq6T5e pic.twitter.com/6EIpIbxzee

— OpinionToday.com (@OpinionToday) July 12, 2018

Africa's all-time hottest temperature was likely set Thursdayhttps://t.co/KsSyTPoMj5

— Axios (@axios) July 7, 2018

The U.S. is vulnerable to major disasters and many Americans live in areas at risk, particularly along the coasts. https://t.co/kinQrtypMn pic.twitter.com/R4WfqsETRF

— Scientific American (@sciam) July 7, 2018

Moments ago, the temperature hit 111 in Los Angeles — the hottest summer day in city history, and the highest temperature ever recorded at UCLA. https://t.co/XFsDywaTfL

— Eric Holthaus (@EricHolthaus) July 7, 2018

By the middle of the century, the oceans may well have risen enough that salt water will destroy farmland and contaminate drinking water in many low-lying island nations, making them uninhabitable. https://t.co/Oa25kzIGW9

— Foreign Affairs (@ForeignAffairs) July 5, 2018

Record temperatures and high humidity are blamed for 33 heat-related deaths in Quebec, Canada, a health official says https://t.co/62LAuYzmii pic.twitter.com/3UGQzoukq5

— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) July 5, 2018

In Miami Beach, more than $6 billion worth of real estate could be wiped out by 2045 https://t.co/mtEYPKTpk4

— Salon (@Salon) July 2, 2018

National @AP climate change analysis sparks local reports. See our blog: https://t.co/778wSQOyKa

— AP CorpComm (@AP_CorpComm) June 20, 2018

Earth had its third-warmest June on record, according to NASA datahttps://t.co/NURgFQ2FNS pic.twitter.com/UskIKwbn20

— Axios (@axios) July 16, 2018

Doubtless just a coincidence, but the temp in Helsinki during the president's #TreasonSummit was almost unprecedented; records fell across Scandinaviahttps://t.co/kMre9VvuN9

— Bill McKibben (@billmckibben) July 17, 2018

Extreme heat is devastating the health and livelihoods of tens of millions of people in South Asia. It is already making people poorer and sick. https://t.co/eOBXN9W3hM

— The New York Times (@nytimes) July 17, 2018

Climate change could wipe out most of Lebanon’s cedars by the end of the century. Our journalists went to the country’s mountaintop forests to see what they look like today. https://t.co/mJmmEKCSap

— The New York Times (@nytimes) July 19, 2018

Iowa, New Mexico and Texas set record highs for their minimum temperatures in June, and as of July 3, nearly 30% of the Lower 48 was experiencing drought conditions. https://t.co/l1kkhvQOrl

— FiveThirtyEight (@FiveThirtyEight) July 19, 2018

Climate change is here.
-124°F in Algeria
-111°F in Los Angeles.
-77 people killed so far in Japan's heat wave.
-80+ killed in Greek wildfires.
-Arctic circle is on fire, temps over 86°F

We must #actonclimate. New pipelines don't help.#climate #energy #StopPipelines #cdnpoli pic.twitter.com/JJowtc09XW

— Mike Hudema (@MikeHudema) July 28, 2018

The extreme heat in #Europe is creating terrific #mosquito conditions. So West Nile Virus is spreading in Greece (3 deaths in 2018 so far) https://t.co/Fg2e363XdO
& Serbia (9 2018 deaths). https://t.co/uqdjsEgNkT
and https://t.co/PrQDs01TWN

— Laurie Garrett (@Laurie_Garrett) August 11, 2018