WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump 's recent focus on crime in Washington and other big cities came as views of his handling of immigration — the early focus of his second term — soured, a new Associated Press analysis shows.

Trump's approach to crime is now a clear strength for him, according to a new poll from The AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research . It found about half of U.S. adults, 53%, approve of his approach — higher than support his handling of immigration, the economy or the Russia-Ukraine war.

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That's despite outcry from Washington residents and Democratic leaders over his takeover of the city's police department and his deployment of the National Guard and the fact that violen

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