Trump leads Biden by 4 points after indictments: poll

Former President Donald Trump leads President Joe Biden in a hypothetical 2024 rematch, a recent survey has shown.

Trump earned the support of 42% of registered voters in the latest Premise survey, posting a 4-point lead over Joe Biden's 38% support. Against Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, Biden claimed a modest 2-point lead, edging out the GOP's second-place candidate by 36% to 34%. 

The survey, conducted Aug. 2-7, follows special counsel Jack Smith's indicting Trump on charges related to his efforts to challenge the 2020 presidential election results. 

The former president stands as the runaway favorite to win the Republican nomination, however, with 54% of registered voters backing him compared to 18% who preferred DeSantis. No other Republican earned double digit support.

In a head-to-head matchup for the party nomination, Trump beat DeSantis by a 65% to 26% margin.

The poll also surveyed voter opinions on the prospect of alien life in the universe.

A clear majority of registered voters said it is either very likely (45%) or likely (36%) that intelligent life other than humans exists in the universe. A combined 69% believed it is either very like (32%) or likely (37%) that intelligent life has visited Earth.

Ben Whedon is an editor and reporter for Just the News. Follow him on Twitter.