Majority disapproves of Trump's national emergency declaration, according to NPR poll

President TrumpDonald John Trump: Rosenstein to leave MJ next month: Allies are wary of Shanahan's assurances and the imminent presence of Trump states in a lawsuit to block Trump's national emergency statementThe declaration of a national emergency for the construction of a border wall is largely unpopular with Americans surveyed in a poll released Tuesday morning, with a majority saying there is no no urgency.

In the NPR / Marist College survey, just over six in ten Americans said they disapproved of the president's national emergency declaration, a figure that included clear majorities among Democrats and independents.

Ninety-four percent of self-identified Democrats told NPR that they disapproved of the president's statement, while 63 percent of independents said the same thing. Only 12% of Republicans also told NPR that they disapproved of the plan.

A majority of Americans, 58%, said that there was no urgency at the border, while 84% of Republicans responded in the affirmative. Sixty percent of independent voters said they wanted to see the disputed statement in court.

Trump said Friday a national emergency to allocate nearly $ 8 billion to build his long-sought project along the US-Mexico border, after the rejection of funding by Congress.

Marist College polling station director Lee Miringoff said in a statement that the problem was a sign of Trump's continued support among his most ardent supporters while pushing others away.

"All that is related to the declaration of a national emergency, the president is hitting public opinion," said Miringoff, according to NPR. "He maintains his base and few others."

"This is not a basic breaking problem," Miringoff continued. "It's a problem of building up its base, but it's not a problem of expanding beyond its base."

The NPR / Marist survey ran from February 15 to 17 between 801 US adults and its margin of error is 4.6 percentage points.