--- title: Most Americans Agree With Donald Trump, Poll Shows description: 72% feel the same way about the country as Trump does canonical: https://time.com/4049159/donald-trump-bloomberg-poll/ author: TIME article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-09-24T20:03:25.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-05T08:32:07.039Z article:section: Politics og:title: Most Americans Agree With Donald Trump, Poll Shows og:description: 72% feel the same way about the country as Trump does og:url: https://time.com/4049159/donald-trump-bloomberg-poll/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4f417eacd6fc7988/6988655c524fc0272cdf4b32/donald-trump14.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 5024 og:image:height: 2826 og:image:alt: Donald Trump speaks to the media before a campaign event in Columbia, S.C. on Sept. 23, 2015. og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Most Americans Agree With Donald Trump, Poll Shows twitter:description: 72% feel the same way about the country as Trump does twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4f417eacd6fc7988/6988655c524fc0272cdf4b32/donald-trump14.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Most Americans Agree With Donald Trump, Poll Shows > Sponsored content. 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On the 'Late Show,' Donald Trump returned to the issue that thrust him into the political spotlight months ago — the border wall._ by [Victor Luckerson / Fortune](https://time.com/author/fortune/) ## Victor Luckerson / Fortune Fortune Sep 24, 2015 8:03 PM UTC On the 'Late Show,' Donald Trump returned to the issue that thrust him into the political spotlight months ago — the border wall. by [Victor Luckerson / Fortune](https://time.com/author/fortune/) ## Victor Luckerson / Fortune Fortune Sep 24, 2015 8:03 PM UTC Most Americans believe that the United States is not as great as it once was, which puts them in agreement with Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump. Seventy-two percent of Americans had that assessment of the country in a new survey by [Bloomberg Politics](http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-09-24/most-agree-with-trump-on-america-s-lost-greatness-bloomberg-poll-finds) — a view of the nation that is central to the Trump campaign. Thirty-seven percent of respondents to the survey also said that they would prefer to see a government outsider leading the country. Amongst the Republicans the desire for an outsider is even more pronounced, with 51% saying they want a candidate who hasn’t worked in government, but still has proven leadership skills. The results help explain why Trump continues to lead the large Republican field, with 21% of registered Republicans naming him their first choice for president in the Bloomberg poll. Following Trump is Ben Carson, another outsider, with a 16% share. Former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina, yet another outsider, came in fourth with an 11% share, with Jeb Bush edging her out slightly with 13%. Regarding the economy, 27% of Americans said their financial security is getting better, while 15% said theirs is getting worse. However, a whopping 70% said they’ve observed the gap between the wealthy and everyone else growing larger. _This_ [_article_](http://fortune.com/2015/09/24/america-donald-trump/) _originally appeared on_ [_Fortune.com_](http://fortune.com) ## Transcript Donald Trump is once again returning to the issue that thrust him into the political spot light months ago. During his appearance on the Late Show, Trump revealed how he would convince Mexico to pay to build a " great and beautiful wall" along the countries boarder, and he did it by role playing with host Stephen Colbert. You're you, I'm the president of Mexico. We are going to build a wall. You are going to pay for the wall. We have been abused for a long time at the border. [ COUGH ] My corazon. [ LAUGH ] Wait a minute. Of course, we've heard Trump's stance on this before. They're bringing drugs, they're bringing crime, they're rapists, and some I assume we're good people. As a writer for Time put it, he spent the summer hurling invectives at his rivals and offering a string of insensitive assessments of Americans. He also had ugly words for immigrants in the country illegally. And he received strong support from voters. That is, until the second Republican primary debate, during which Carly Fiorina effectively shut down comments he made about her appearance. As for the rest of his Late Show appearance, Trump also touched on his campaign, the Iran deal, and President Obama's birthplace. Though he refused to comment on that last one. I don't talk about it anymore. 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