Nearly 9 in 10 Americans report widespread government corruption after Trump's return

<div>Data: <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https%3A//news.gallup.com/poll/713933/record-high-say-government-corruption-widespread.aspx__;!!Al82Z4c!zbLyCGhjxnI3Kyeq6edFYMse6M5Z6p_CtStJrNNBsZSoyzqoLgugunsxuCowDC6-8g332taeNpOXHoo$" target="_blank">Gallup</a>; Chart: Avery Lotz/Axios</div><p>Americans' perceptions of <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/08/19/trump-profits-polling-dems-anti-corruption-message" target="_blank">government corruption</a> have hit a 20-year high following President

Original reporting by Axios · Josephine Walker. GridIndex is an aggregation and intelligence layer — full credit to the original publisher.