“More than six in ten Americans (62%) say white supremacist groups shoulder a lot of responsibility for the violent actions of the rioters who took over the U.S. Capitol on January 6. Another 22% assign a little blame to white supremacist groups, and only 14% say such groups are not at all responsible. Republicans are least likely to hold white supremacist groups responsible. Just over one-third of Republicans (35%) say these groups hold a lot of responsibility, compared to 63% of independents and 85% of Democrats.”

“A majority of Americans (57%) believe that former President Donald Trump holds a lot of responsibility for the violent actions of the mob that took over the U.S. Capitol on January 6. An additional 16% say Trump bears a little responsibility, and one in four (25%) say he is not at all responsible. Republicans are least likely to blame Trump, with only 18% saying he holds a lot of responsibility and 25% saying he bears a little responsibility for the violent actions. Independents (58%) and Democrats (88%) are much more likely to say Trump shoulders a lot of the blame. A similar majority of Americans (57%) assign a lot of responsibility for the violent actions of January 6 to conservative media platforms that spread conspiracy theories and misinformation. Almost one in four (23%) say these platforms shoulder a little of the responsibility, and 18% do not assign any responsibility to these platforms. Only three in ten Republicans (31%) say these types of platforms hold a lot of the responsibility for the violent riot, compared to 54% of independents and 80% of Democrats” – Public Religion Research Institute.