Two out of three in US worried political violence could follow a Trump v Biden election

New Reuters/Ipsos poll found widespread worries that US could see a repeat of the unrest that followed Trump’s 2020 defeat

Two out of three Americans say they are concerned that political violence could follow the 5 November election rematch between Joe Biden and his Republican predecessor and challenger, Donald Trump, a new Reuters/Ipsos poll found.

The survey of 3,934 US adults found widespread worries that the US could see a repeat of the unrest that followed Trump’s 2020 election defeat, when the then president’s false claim that his loss was the result of fraud prompted thousands of followers to storm the US Capitol.