A newsmagazine recently reported that President Donald Trump privately referred to American soldiers killed in combat as “losers” and “suckers.” Trump has denied this, saying “I would be willing to swear on anything that I never said that about our fallen heroes. There is nobody that respects them more.” Do you think this story about Trump referring to soldiers using these terms is true or false?

Conducted

September 8, 2020

28648 US adults surveyed

Conducted September 8, 2020

YouGov surveyed 28648 US adults

All adults

Region

Gender

Politics

Age

True

50%

False

31%

Don't know

19%

Conducted September 8, 2020

YouGov surveyed 28648 US adults

True

50%

False

31%

Don't know

19%

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