Trump Voters Verge on Cult Worship

Public Policy Polling did a survey in July 2017 that found disturbing signs that Trump voters verge on cult worship:

#Only 45% of Trump voters believe Donald Trump Jr. had a meeting with Russians about information that might be harmful to Hillary Clinton., even though Donald Jr. admitted it. 32% say the meeting didn't happen and 24% say they're just not sure.

#72% of Trump voters consider the Russia story overall to be "fake news." Only 14% disagree.

#Only 24% of Trump voters even want an investigation into whether the Trump campaign colluded with Russia. 64% are opposed to an investigation.

#Only 26% of Trump voters admit that Russia wanted Trump to win the election. 44% claim Russia wanted Hillary Clinton to win, and 31% said they they'e not sure one way or the other. 

#Even if there was an investigation and it found that the Trump campaign did collude with Russia to aid his campaign, 77%f his supporters think he should still say in office to just 15% who believe he should resign.

During the election campaign, Donald Trump said that he could shoot someone on Fifth Avenue and not lose any voters. 45% of Trump voters in the PPP survey say they would still approve of him if he shot someone.

The PPP survey asked all respondents to indicate who they trust more: Trump or various media organizations. Trump lost in every match up:

The voters say they trust NBC and ABC each more than him, 56/38. They say they trust CBS more than him, 56/39. They say they trust the New York Times more than him, 55/38. They say they trust CNN more than him, 54/39. And they say they trust the Washington Post more than him, 53/38.

Although the media sources cited show the media well ahead on a percentage basis, the fact that nearly four in ten respondents trust Trump more is disturbing, given Trump's penchant for lying.

ADDENDUMS:

*"Below ground, the practice of "long-wall" mining, which removes an entire coal seam, can crack buildings' foundations and damage springs and wells, destroying water supplies." (Source: Eliza Griswold, "Undermined," The New Yorker, July 3, 2017).

*"Undermined streams can vanish entirely, and companies are legally permitted to repair them by pumping water through a hose set in the dry stream bed." (Source: Griswold).

*In June, the Pennsylvania senate passed a bill to exempt underground mining from state clean-water regulations.

*Last month, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a $696.5 billion defense policy bill: $621.5 billion for the Pentagon's base budget and Energy Department nuclear programs, and $75 billion for war funding, known as the Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) budget.