Re: [70%...] New poll shows what Americans think of Trump's performance in second term

"Leroy N. Soetoro" <[email protected]> wrote in
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> https://www.foxnews.com/politics/new-poll-shows-americans-think-trumps-
> performance-second-term
> 
> President Donald Trump has started his second stint in the White House
> by earning positive reviews from Americans, with especially high marks
> given for the president keeping campaign promises.
> 
> A large majority of Americans, 70%, believe Trump is doing "what he 
> promised" during the campaign, while just 30% believe the president’s 
> agenda has been "different from promised," according to the results of
> a CBS/YouGov poll released on Sunday.
> 


    Just wait until his price hikes kick in........



> The poll found that Trump’s overall approval on the job so far is 53%,
> with 47% of respondents indicating they disapprove. Voters also used 
> positive words to describe the president, with 69% describing him as 
> tough, 63% energetic, 60% focused, and 58% effective.
> 
> Many Americans also approve of the job Trump has done so far on key 
> issues, with 59% saying they approve of his program to deport illegal 
> immigrants, while 41% said they do not approve. A larger majority,
> 64%, indicated they approve of the president’s plan to send U.S.
> troops to the U.S-Mexico border, while 36% disapprove.
> 
> A majority also responded that they approve of Trump’s handling of the
> Israel-Hamas conflict, with 54% of Americans saying they approve,
> compared with 46% who disapprove. However, Americans are less sure
> about the president’s proposal for the U.S. to take over Gaza
> following the war, with just 13% responding that it is a "good idea,"
> while 47% say it is a "bad idea" and 40% marked that they were not
> sure. 
> 
> A slimmer majority approved of Elon Musk and DOGE, with 23% of
> Americans indicating that they believe the new agency should have "a
> lot" of influence over government spending and 28% answering that it
> should have "some," for a total of 51%. Meanwhile, 18% replied that
> DOGE should have "not much" influence over government spending and 31%
> said it should have "none," for a total of 49%.
> 
> But Trump did score some lower marks when it came to his economic
> agenda, most notably on his efforts to tackle inflation, with 66%
> indicating the president has not committed enough attention to
> lowering prices, while 31% believe Trump has focused on the issue the
> "right amount" and 3% indicated the president has focused "too much"
> on the issue. 
> 
> Americans were split when it comes to tariffs, with 56% offering
> approval of such levies to China, while only 44%, 40%, and 38% felt
> similarly about tariffs on Mexico, Europe and Canada, respectively.
> 
> The CBS/YouGov poll was conducted between Feb. 5-7, surveying 2,175
> U.S. adults. The poll has a margin of error of plus or minus 2.5
> percentage points.
> 
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