Obama edges out Trump in 'most admired man' poll

December 28, 2016 23:53

President Barack Obama is the most admired man in America, according to a Gallup poll released Wednesday.

President-elect Donald Trump came in second in the poll, which Gallup has conducted every year since 1946.

Fifteen percent of respondents selected him as the most admired man, versus 22 percent for Obama.

The poll was released as Obama and Trump engage in a spirited war-of-words.

Obama recently said that he would have beaten Trump had he been allowed to run a third time, an argument that the disputes.

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