MU poll finds 61% support for Black Lives Matter protests.

Byline: Michaela Paukner, mpaukner@wislawjournal.com

MADISON, Wis. (AP) A new Wisconsin poll finds that 61% of respondents support Black Lives Matter protests happening across the nation.

The latest Marquette Law School poll released Wednesday was conducted before protests in Madison saw two statues torn down and a state senator assaulted by protesters.

The poll also found 72% of respondents said they have a favorable view of police compared with 59% who said they have a positive view of the Black Lives Matter movement, the Wisconsin State Journal reported.

Only 30% of respondents said they approve of President Donald Trump's handling of ongoing protests following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis while 58% said they disapprove of Trump's handling of protests. Floyd, a handcuffed Black man, died May 25 after a white Minneapolis police officer pressed his knee to Floyd's neck for nearly 8 minutes.

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