Poll: 49 percent of Trump voters believe it should be easier to sue the media

Around half of self-identified Donald Trump voters said in a survey that courts should make it easier for public figures to sue the media.

In the Glover Park Group poll, conducted by Morning Consult, 49 percent of respondents said that courts should make it easier for public figures to sue the news media for unfavorable or false coverage. Twenty-nine percent of respondents said they were opposed to the idea, and 22 percent said they were unsure. Asked about federal spending on public media, 38 percent of respondents said that the current amount should be cut, while 30 percent of respondents said federal spending for public media should remain the same. Twenty-three percent said it should increase, and 8 percent said they were unsure. The survey asked 2,000 self-identified Trump voters to discuss their policy views on a range of issues, including views on the news media.