This is what bothers people the most about Donald Trump


Donald Trump has offended hoards of people with his words and actions, but what one thing has he done that bothers people the most? A Bloomberg poll might have found the answer — and if you've seen some of the Democrats' attack ads, you might not be surprised.
"Trump's criticism of a reporter that was seen as mocking the reporter's physical disability" bothered 62 percent of respondents "a lot," with only 15 percent saying it bothered them "not at all." By comparison, "Trump's criticism of a fallen soldier's Muslim parents after they spoke at the Democratic National Convention" bothered 56 percent of people a lot, and "Trump's praise for Russian President Vladimir Putin" was the least concerning to respondents, bothering only 42 percent of people a lot, compared to 27 percent it bothered not at all.
The criticism of Hillary Clinton that respondents found the most concerning was her "handling of her private email, which the FBI director called 'extremely careless"; 58 percent of people said it bothered them a lot. Other criticisms against Clinton, such as her "decision to rarely hold news conferences" and her "vote to invade Iraq when she was in the U.S. Senate" bothered less than 30 percent of people a lot.
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