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The survey was conducted by the Center for Strategic Politics.","category":"Politics","area":"United States","publishedAt":"2026-09-22T16:05:15.582Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-09-22T12:23:30.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-22T16:05:15.582Z","readTime":"3 min read","scores":{"trust":86,"critic":95,"hype":58,"notes":{"trust":"Trust high (86) – poll source named, Jeffries quoted, sample size and dates provided.","critic":"Critic 95 – explains relevance, quotes officials, gives specific figures, outlines next election.","hype":"Hype 58 – sensational headline and language exceed neutral reporting."}},"tags":["#USPolitics","#Polls","#DonaldTrump","#Democrats"],"entities":["Donald Trump","Center for Strategic Politics","New York Post","Hot Air","The Federalist","Conservative Review","RedState","PJ Media"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["A poll of 683 Democratic voters found that 59% would feel positive about a military coup removing Donald Trump from office.","Fifty-five percent of Democratic respondents said they would feel positive if Trump died peacefully.","The survey, conducted by the Center for Strategic Politics, also found 87% of Democrats would support impeachment and 84% would support removal via the 25th Amendment.","No left- or centre-rated outlets reported on this poll."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"A poll of Democratic voters found that a majority would feel positive about Donald Trump being removed from office by a military coup. The survey, conducted by the Center for Strategic Politics, sampled 683 Democratic voters between September 3 and September 10, 2026. It reported a margin of error of ±3.75 percentage points."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"According to the New York Post, 59% of Democratic respondents said they would feel “very positive” or “somewhat positive” if a junta removed Trump. The same outlet reported that 55% of respondents would feel the same if the president passed away peacefully. Hot Air reported that 32% of Democratic respondents would approve of a military coup to remove Trump."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on coup approval"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The New York Post reported that 59% of Democratic respondents would feel positive about a military coup removing Trump. Hot Air reported that 32% of Democratic respondents would approve of a military coup to remove Trump."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the right-rated reports below mention the poll's findings that 87% of Democrats would support impeachment or that 84% would support removal via the 25th Amendment. The New York Post reported these figures, but they were not included in the digests from The Federalist, Conservative Review, RedState, or PJ Media."}],"basedOn":[{"sourceName":"Michigan Live","url":"https://mlive.com/politics/2026/09/stunning-poll-finds-democrats-support-4-ways-to-remove-trump-early-including-a-military-coup.html","headline":"Stunning poll finds Democrats support 4 ways to remove Trump early — including a military coup","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-22T15:22:00.000Z"},{"sourceName":"The Daily Caller","url":"https://dailycaller.com/2026/09/22/center-strategic-politics-poll-democrats-liberals-coup-assassination-trump-mr-rogers-newsom-kamala","headline":"INGERSOLL: NEW POLL — We Love Mr. Rogers, And We Want You Dead","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-22T14:43:42.000Z"},{"sourceName":"americanliberty.news","url":"https://americanliberty.news/defense-news/poll-finds-59-of-democratic-voters-view-military-removal-of-trump-positively/phouck/2026/09","headline":"Poll Finds 59% Of Democratic Voters View Military Removal Of Trump Positively - American Liberty News","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-22T14:22:20.000Z"},{"sourceName":"New York Post","url":"https://nypost.com/2026/09/22/us-news/most-democrats-say-theyd-be-fine-with-military-coup-to-get-rid-of-trump-stunning-survey-shows","headline":"Most Dems say they’d be fine with military coup to get rid of Trump, stunning survey shows","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-22T12:23:30.000Z"},{"sourceName":"The Federalist","url":"https://thefederalist.com/2026/09/22/poll-death-wish-dems-want-trump-dead-or-taken-out-by-military-coup","headline":"Poll: Death Wish Dems Want Trump Dead Or Taken Out By Coup","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-22T11:40:34.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Conservative Review","url":"https://conservativereview.com/poll-death-wish-dems-want-trump-dead-or-taken-out-by-military-coup-2677914093.html","headline":"Poll: Death Wish Dems Want Trump Dead Or Taken Out By Military Coup","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-22T11:40:34.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Hot Air","url":"https://hotair.com/david-strom/2026/09/22/60-of-democrats-would-approve-of-military-coup-31-assassination-of-trump-n3819226","headline":"60 percent of Democrats Would Approve of Military Coup, 31 percent Assassination of Trump","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-22T11:20:08.000Z"},{"sourceName":"RedState","url":"https://redstate.com/kyle-becker/2026/09/22/maximum-tds-democrat-voters-back-astonishing-ways-to-remove-trump-from-power-n2207224","headline":"Majority of Dem Voters Back 'Military Coup' and Other Extreme Ways of Removing Trump: Stunning Poll","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-22T10:40:26.000Z"},{"sourceName":"PJ Media","url":"https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2026/09/22/this-poll-of-liberals-is-absolutely-terrifying-n4957506","headline":"This Poll of Liberals Is Absolutely Terrifying","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-22T09:45:00.000Z"}],"analysis":{"distribution":{"percent":{"left":0,"centre":11,"right":89},"count":{"left":0,"centre":1,"right":8},"totalSources":9,"untracked":0,"rated":9,"observedAt":"2026-09-22T15:40:11.037Z"},"lifecycle":{"state":"developing","lastCheckedAt":"2026-09-22T16:45:24.350Z","closedAt":null,"checks":3,"changes":0,"reopened":false},"framing":{"left":[],"centre":[],"right":["Right-rated reports focused on the poll's findings regarding support for a military coup and the peaceful death of Donald Trump. 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