Is America more divided than ever? To read U.S. news, you might think so.
Opinion polls show stark differences between political parties on issues from immigration to trade tariffs.
Even approval of U.S. President Donald Trump is deeply divided by ideology.
For a look at how the U.S. president has affected U.S. political discourse, CGTN’s Sean Callebs reports.
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With voices from all sides of the political spectrum, The Heat discusses America’s political divide:
- Eleanor Clift is a political analyst for the Daily Beast.
- Chris Buskirk is a conservative radio host and publisher and editor of the website American Greatness.
- Gordon Gray is director of fiscal policy at the conservative think tank, the American Action Forum.
- Hilary Shelton is the director of the NAACP’s Washington, D.C. bureau.
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As political polarization grows, the arguments we have with one another may be shifting our understanding of truth itself. https://t.co/U0nZlppOUN pic.twitter.com/kUQXAZg4QU
— Scientific American (@sciam) January 4, 2018
AP-NORC Poll: Even in an era of deep political division, Democrats and Republicans agree presidents should not pardon themselves. https://t.co/bEbEN6DHsu
— The Associated Press (@AP) June 22, 2018