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Fifty-eight percent of respondents in the two-day poll -
including one in four Republicans - said Trump's "Make America
Great Again" movement is threatening America's democratic
foundations.
Biden's Sept. 1 speech marked a sharp turn for his efforts to
boost Democrats in the Nov. 8 midterm elections, when
Republicans aim to win control of the U.S. Congress.
Speaking in Pennsylvania, a key electoral battleground, Biden
urged voters to reject Trump and extremism. Republican leaders,
including House of Representatives minority leader Kevin
McCarthy, responded by calling Biden divisive.
The poll highlights the sharply polarized state of U.S.
politics.
Fifty-nine percent of respondents said Biden's speech will
further divide the country, though just about half of
respondents said they didn't watch or follow the speech at all.
While Trump remains popular among Republicans, his standing
within the party has suffered since a mob of his supporters
attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in a bid to stop
lawmakers from certifying Biden's election victory.
The Reuters/Ipsos poll found that 60% of Republicans don't think
Trump's MAGA movement represents the majority of the party.
Biden's own approval ratings remain low, despite a string of
recent legislative achievements. Just 39% percent of respondents
said they approve of Biden's job performance as president, a
level not far above the lowest levels Trump had during his
presidency.
The latest Reuters/Ipsos poll, conducted online in English
throughout the United States, gathered responses from 1,003
adults, including 411 Democrats and 397 Republicans. It has a
credibility interval - a measure of precision - of four
percentage points.
(Reporting by Jason Lange; Editing by Scott Malone and Leslie
Adler)
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