82 percent say presidents should obey federal court rulings: Survey
A majority of Americans say presidents should obey court rulings, according to the results of a new survey.
The Reuters/Ipsos poll, unveiled Tuesday, found that 82 percent of respondents believe the president should heed to rulings from federal judges. Another 14 percent said the opposite.
The sentiment comes amid growing frustration aimed at the judicial system by the Trump administration as legal challenges brew over President Trump's executive actions.
In recent weeks, Trump and his key advisers have lashed out at U.S. District Judge James Boasberg over the judge's block of the administration's use of the 1798 Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelan migrants allegedly tied to the Tren de Aragua gang. The president later called for Boasberg's impeachment.
“I’m just doing what the VOTERS wanted me to do,” Trump said on his Truth Social platform earlier this month. “This judge, like many of the Crooked Judges’ I am forced to appear before, should be IMPEACHED!!!”
Most Republicans in the latest survey, 76 percent, said they support the administration's decision to deport those they view "as a risk," despite the judge's order. Just 8 percent of Democrats backed the move, per the poll.
Norm Eisen, a former White House ethics lawyer, earlier this week criticized the administration over the recent deportations.
“Anderson, what have we come to as a country, if innocent people are being deported to a dark site in a foreign country without any due process whatsoever?” Eisen told CNN’s Anderson Cooper on Monday.
The Reuters/Ipsos survey was conducted March 20-23 among 1,030 people and has a margin of error of roughly 3 percentage points.