Trump's election to a second term has renewed concerns within parts of the scientific community about the administration's respect for experts and evidence-based research in science policy.
Anxiety ramped up when Trump nominated Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Secretary of Health and Human Services, raising alarm about the potential risks to the American health-care system.
The past eight years have reshaped the national conversation around public trust in federally funded scientific research, especially amid crises like a pandemic and culture wars.
Only about half of Americans (48 percent) currently trust in scientific consensus, reflecting a significant shift in public confidence towards scientific endeavors under Trump's administration.
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