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Pew Research CenterOctober 19, 2020
3. As COVID-19 hits Trump and White House, slight shift in opinion on whether the outbreak has been exaggerated

Republicans who rely on Trump for COVID-19 news far more likely than other Republicans to say U.S. has controlled the outbreak as much as it could have

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Republicans who rely on Trump for COVID-19 news far more likely than other Republicans to say U.S. has controlled the outbreak as much as it could have

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3. As COVID-19 hits Trump and White House, slight shift in opinion on whether the outbreak has been exaggerated
Attention to COVID-19 news remains steady after earlier declines
Gap narrows between Americans who say COVID-19 outbreak has been made into too big or too small of a deal
Large partisan gaps remain in assessments of whether the coronavirus outbreak has been overblown or underplayed
Republicans who rely most on Trump and the coronavirus task force for COVID-19 news are more likely to say the outbreak has been overblown
Partisans with different media diets have varying views of whether the outbreak has been overblown
Republicans who rely on Trump for COVID-19 news far more likely than other Republicans to say U.S. has controlled the outbreak as much as it could have
Republicans who rely mainly on Fox News and talk radio overwhelmingly say U.S. could not have controlled the coronavirus outbreak any better
Those paying most attention to coronavirus news far more likely to know the U.S. death count

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