The lack of faith in institutions sits at the beating heart of Trump's appeal to voters. The biggest decliners over that same period are banks (down 22 points in overall trust) and church/organized religion (down 11). question I get when people find out I am a political reporter goes something like this: How did Donald Trump do it? No new pillars — or at least no new pillars that a large majority of the public recognizes as pillars — are taking their place. Congress, TV news and newspapers are all down 10 points in trust over that time.

Source: Washington Post June 13, 2016 16:27 UTC