Less Americans are identifying themselves as patriots two years into President Donald Trump’s first term in the White House, a new poll has found.
The Gallup poll, released Monday, showed that only 47 percent of Americans were extremely proud to be American, down four points from 2016 and far from the peak of 70 percent in 2003.
The hike in lack of pride was mainly caused by a dip among Democrats whose number dropped from 45 percent in 2016 to 32 percent in 2018, Trump’s second year in office. The number also fell among independents by three points.
Republicans, on the other hand, have moved up six points under the Republican president.
Gallup began tracking patriotism in 2001, when 87 percent said they were proud to be an American.
Other pollsters confirm the apparent decline, with an MTV/AP-NORC survey in May 2018 indicating that that young Americans think the word “patriotic” better describes their parents’ generation rather…