Only 5 percent of registered voters say the attack on the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021 or Trump's alleged election subversion efforts are their most memorable moments from his time as president, according to a study of a survey that was published Monday.
Researchers from The New York Times and Siena College asked participants to recall one thing they remembered most about Trump's time in office. January 6th and COVID-19, two very significant events in recent U.S. history, ended up at the bottom of the list, with 5 percent and 4 percent, respectively.
Thirty-nine percent mentioned something connected to Trump's actions, 24 percent mentioned the economy, 9 percent mentioned immigration, and 5 percent mentioned foreign policy.
John Sides, a political science professor at Vanderbilt, told the Times, “The relevance of today's issues influences people's memories of Trump.”
More than a third of participants recalled a negative memory, and the same amount recalled a positive one, the Times pointed out, adding that some memories couldn't be clearly classified.
Those who mentioned negative memories most often said they recalled Trump's behavior the most. The Times provided examples of some of the responses placed in this categ