Majority of Americans believe presidents should obey the courts, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

Majority of Americans believe presidents should obey the courts, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds

Jason Lange
Tue, March 25, 2025 at 4:21 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A broad majority of Americans believe the U.S. president should always obey federal court rulings, even as President Donald Trump's administration criticizes judges who pause his efforts to swiftly remake the government, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found.

But respondents, particularly members of Trump's Republican Party, were ready to give him more leeway when it came to pursuing one of his top priorities - deporting people who the administration says are living illegally in the U.S.

The three-day survey, which closed on Sunday, found that 82% of respondents - including majorities of Democrats and Republicans - agreed with a statement that the "president of the United States should obey federal court rulings even if the president does not want to."

When questioned specifically about Trump's recent deportation of people under a wartime authority, which a court ordered halted, 76% of Republicans agreed with a statement that "the Trump Administration should continue to deport people they view as a risk despite the court order." Only 8% of Democrats backed the approach.

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[J_William_Ryan]

1. "...deporting people who the administration says are living illegally in the U.S."

Here’s the problem – far too many Americans are willing to see the rights of undocumented immigrants violated because they’re perceived to be ‘illegal.’

[JT45242]

2. Being brown, black, or Muslim would be the only criteria and of course...they need

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