Not News: Americans Distrust PoliticiansImmigration ReformJustin GreenUpdated Apr. 21, 2017 10:46AM ET / Published Apr. 26, 2013 11:45AM ET This chart from the Brookings Institute's collaboration with the Public Religion Research Institute wonderfully demonstrates that American citizens don't trust their public officials to carry out vague policy proposals:
This chart from the Brookings Institute's collaboration with the Public Religion Research Institute wonderfully demonstrates that American citizens don't trust their public officials to carry out vague policy proposals: