The high marks extended to much of Trump’s major decisions as well, with 59% approving of his deportation efforts, compared to 41% disapproving. Some 64% backed his decision to dispatch troops to the US-Mexico border relative to 36% who disapproved.

Some of the most deplorable episodes in U.S. history involve the government wielding the power of the state against minority groups: Black people, Indigenous people and gay people, to name just a few. Though these campaigns might have received popular support at the time, history has consistently judged them as immoral, illegal and un-American.