Washington D.C. (GNB): President Donald Trump and former first lady Michelle Obama are the most admired man and woman of 2020, according to the 2020 Gallup poll released Tuesday.
President Trump takes over the spot held by former President Barack Obama for 12 years in the long-running annual poll. Last year, Trump and Obama tied for first. Trump finished second to Obama in 2017 and 2018.
Trump tied former President Barack Obama for the honor last year but edged out his predecessor this year. Trump’s first-place finish ends a 12-year run as a most admired man for Obama, tied with Dwight Eisenhower for the most ever.
Gallup says that18% of Americans name Trump, 15% name Obama, 6% Biden and 3% Fauci. The remaining top 10 men include Pope Francis, businessman Elon Musk, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates, basketball player LeBron James, and the Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhists.
Meanwhile, Michelle Obama ranks as most admired woman for the third year in a row. Vice President-elect Kamala Harris is second.
The poll was conducted by telephone in the first three weeks of December and sampled more than 1,000 Americans with a margin of error of 4 percentage points., according to Gallup.
The poll has taken place every year since 1946.
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