Canadians worry US democracy cannot survive Trump's return to White House, poll finds


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  • Monday, 15 Jan 2024

FILE PHOTO Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump campaigns in Indianola Iowa U.S. January 14 2024. REUTERSBrendan McDermidFILE PHOTO

FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump campaigns in Indianola, Iowa, U.S., January 14, 2024. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/FILE PHOTO

OTTAWA (Reuters) - About two-thirds of Canadians surveyed this month said American democracy cannot survive another four years of Donald Trump in the White House, and about half said the United States is on the way to becoming an authoritarian state, a poll released on Monday said.

The November U.S. election is likely to pit President Joe Biden against Trump, who is the clear frontrunner to win the Republican nomination as voting in the presidential primary race kicks off in Iowa on Monday.

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