Most say Trump more interested in his wealth than helping people like them: Survey

Most Americans say President Trump is more interested in his own wealth than helping people similar to them, according to a new poll.

An Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll found that 56 percent of respondents described Trump’s overall prioritization of “his personal business interests” as “a lot” during his second term.

Nineteen percent described the president’s overall prioritization of his personal business interests as “some” during his second round in the White House, while 12 percent and 11 percent said his overall prioritization of his business interests was “only a little” or “not at all,” respectively.

The poll also found that 11 percent of respondents described the president’s overall prioritization of “people like me” in his second presidential stint as “a lot,” while 18 percent described his overall prioritization of people like themselves during his second term as “some.”

Seventeen percent in the poll described Trump’s overall prioritization of people like themselves as “only a little” for his second term, while 51 percent said his overall prioritization of people similar to them was nonexistent.

The poll comes amid rocky political territory for the president and the GOP, with the Iran war nearing the eight-month mark and concerns about the cost of living sagging Trump’s approval numbers

The war in Iran has driven up energy costs thanks to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway for the oil industry.

According to AAA, the average price of a gallon of diesel in the U.S. was about $6.28 on Tuesday afternoon, up from about $3.65 last year at the same time. The average price of a gallon of regular gas in the U.S. on Tuesday afternoon was about $4.34, up from about $3.08.

A late June financial disclosure from Trump revealed he accrued over $2 billion via various channels last year.

The AP-NORC poll took place from Sep. 24 to 26, featuring 2,140 people and a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 2.9 percentage points.