Americans split along party lines on firing of FBI director

This combo of images taken Wednesday, May 10, 2017, shows top row from left: Tom Stump of Hamburg, Pa.; Cheri Zettel of Dallas and Mary Smith of Schenectady, N.Y., and bottom row from left, Robin Pickens of St. Louis; Harding Aslinger of Chattanooga, Tenn.; and Charles Martin, of Oklahoma City. Opinions on President Donald Trump's firing of FBI Director James Comey are dividing along familiar partisan lines: Republicans and Trump supporters see it as necessary, while Democrats view it with suspicion. (AP Photo)

By Associated Press May 11, 2017 5 min read

Recent events in the nation’s capital have many Americans feeling like they’re riding a never-ending political roller coaster.

Less than a week after House Republicans voted to dismantle Barack Obama’s signature health care law, President Donald Trump abruptly fired FBI Director James Comey.

Then, on Wednesday, Trump met with Russia’s top diplomat amid ongoing FBI and congressional investigations of Russian meddling in last year’s presidential election and possible contacts between the Trump campaign and Russia.

As voters processed the latest news out of Washington they remained divided along party lines with Republicans and Trump supporters seeing Comey’s dramatic firing as necessary and Democrats viewing it with suspicion.

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