More than a quarter of Republicans approve of Capitol attack, poll shows

Survey said 27% of Republicans either strongly or somewhat approved of the riot. Photograph: John Minchillo/AP

More than a quarter of Republicans approve of the January 6 Capitol attack, according to a new poll. More than half think the deadly riot was a form of legitimate political discourse.

The Economist and YouGov survey said 27% of Republicans either strongly or somewhat approved of the riot on 6 January 2021, which Donald Trump incited in an attempt to overturn his election defeat by Joe Biden.