Poll Asks Republicans If Trump Could Beat Them In A Fight — The Results Are Something

More Republicans think President Donald Trump would beat them in a fight than those who believe they’d triumph.

When the president jokingly asked a young boy if he thought he could “take” him in a one-on-one bout while gathered at a White House event about physical fitness on Tuesday, pollster YouGov got curious about how Americans thought they’d fare in a spar with Trump.

In a survey of about 2,600 adults, 66% of respondents said an “average American” would defeat Trump, while 10% said the 79-year-old would come out on top.

The numbers showed a wild split across party lines when respondents were asked how they themselves would rank, which, while unsurprising, still seemed curious.

A hearty 75% of Democrats said they’d beat the politician, who moonlighted as a boxing promoter during his businessman days in the late 80s and early 90s, compared to 5% who concluded Trump would be the victor.

On the other side of the aisle was 39% of self-identified Republicans who said their party leader would win a fight against them. 33% of GOP voters surveyed said the opposite, and another 31% responded that they were “not sure” how a brawl like that would pan out.

Asked about the matchup against an 8-year-old that Trump proposed while surrounded by kids in the Oval Office, 31% of adults across the political spectrum predicted Trump to be the likely champion.

The president, however, wasn’t so sure about that.

While talking to the young boy, Trump reckoned the grade-schooler would probably defeat him; he admitted it would be “embarrassing.”