I think you should reevalute your confidence in this assessment, because in the United States alone there are demonstrably millions of people with non-negligibl

I think you should reevalute your confidence in this assessment, because in the United States alone there are demonstrably millions of people with non-negligible faith in public figures - of all kinds and political affiliation. It's also fairly straightforward to find people who don't exactly hold scientists in high regard.