Trumps Actions Receive Mixed Reviews, but So Far More Approve Than Disapprove
Slightly more Americans approve than disapprove of the job President Trump is doing, even as they have mixed views on the actions he has taken in his attempt to reshape the federal government, the first set of polls after his inauguration show.Support is high for some of Mr.Trump’s actions, including many of his immigration proposals, while other actions, such as pardoning the Jan.
6 rioters, have proved to be deeply unpopular.The polls echo those taken immediately before the inauguration, which showed an electorate that was broadly open to many of Mr.
Trump’s ideas even as many people disagreed with some of his specific plans.The sometimes conflicting ideas voiced by voters in the polls may also serve as a reminder that roughly one-third of Americans consistently say that they do not pay much attention to the news at all.About half of voters approve of Mr.Trump’s job in office so far, according to an average across recent polling, and less than 45 percent disapprove.
That is a far lower approval rating than other presidents enjoyed as they took office, but it’s better than Mr.Trump’s approval rating at the beginning of his first term in 2017, according to data compiled by FiveThirtyEight.Just over a week past the inauguration, it is difficult to gauge precisely how the public feels about specific actions Mr.
Trump has taken.Public opinion polling often takes several weeks to accurately assess current events, and the flurry of news out of the new administration could be hard for many Americans to keep up with.
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