Gallup: Trump Administration Officials Get Low Marks on Ethics

[DonViejo]

MAY 24, 2018

by Jeffrey M. Jones

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

37% rate ethics of Trump officials as excellent or good

Lowest administration ethics rating Gallup has measured

Contrary to typical pattern, Trump job approval exceeds ethics rating

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Americans do not regard top Trump administration officials as very ethical, with 37% describing their ethical standards as excellent or good and 59% as not good or poor. The Trump administration's ethical rating is lower than readings for other presidential administrations, most of which had positive ratings of 50% or better.

The latest results are based on a May 1-10 Gallup poll. The ethics question has been asked at least once about each president since Ronald Reagan, though there are limited measurements on each.

George W. Bush's administration received the highest ethics rating measured of 74% in 2002, a time when the president was enjoying high job approval ratings after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The two ratings of Bush's administration from later in his presidency were significantly lower.

Three separate measures for Ronald Reagan were above 60%, though all were taken in 1983 and 1984, before the Iran-Contra scandal. Bill Clinton had the prior low of 43%, recorded in January 1994 after he requested that a special prosecutor be named to investigate the Whitewater real estate controversy.

Trump's low ratings likely reflect the multiple controversies surrounding his presidency, including allegations of Russian involvement in his presidential campaign and payments a Trump associate made to adult film actress Stormy Daniels.

In addition to Trump himself, other members of his administration have faced questions about their activities. For example, EPA administrator Scott Pruitt has been questioned by Congress about lavish spending and several other potential ethical violations. Former Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price resigned last year over his use of government funds to travel by private jet.

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http://news.gallup.com/poll/234974/trump-administration-officials-low-marks-ethics.aspx

[Turbineguy]

1. Ethics.

[OnDoutside]

2. They got marks ?