Snap poll: 82% of Americans feel political violence is an issue after Trump shooting

A new poll taken in the hours after an assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump has found that two-thirds of Americans think today’s political environment breeds opportunities for politically motivated violence.

The snap poll from YouGov was released on Sunday morning, reporting that 67% feel today’s political climate makes politically motivated violence more likely to occur, while only 8% said it makes it less likely.

The poll also found that 10% feel the current political climate has no change in politically motivated violence, while 14% were unsure.

Pollsters completed the survey in the hours after Trump’s rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, where the former president was left injured, two bystanders were left in critical condition, and one was killed.

The shooter, identified by the FBI as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, was also reportedly “neutralized” by the Secret Service.

The former president has said that a bullet pierced his ear, and photos taken of the event reportedly showed the bullet in the split second after it made contact, according to the New York Times .

The shooting is being investigated as an assassination attempt and has shocked the nation and the world, with many speaking out against political violence .

According to the poll, 50% of US adults feel political violence is a “very big problem,” while 32% said it was “somewhat” of an issue.

An additional 8% felt it was not very much of a problem, while 2% said it wasn’t a problem at all, and 8% said they were not sure.

While Trump has praised the Secret Service members who jumped to protect him after the shots rang out, only 20% of the poll’s respondents said they were “very confident” in the agency’s ability to protect presidential candidates.

The poll went on to say that 45% said they were “somewhat confident,” 17% said they were “not very confident,” and 7% said they were not confident at all.

The poll included responses from 4,339 US adults and was conducted on July 14. The margin of error has not been shared by pollsters at this time.