Politics CBS News poll — Trump has positive approval amid "energetic" opening weeks; seen as doing what he promised
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With most describing him as "tough," "energetic," "focused" and "effective" — and as doing what he'd promised during his campaign — President Trump has started his term with net positive marks from Americans overall.
Many say he's doing more than they expected — and of those who say this, most like what they see. Very few think he's doing less.
His partisans and his voters, in particular, say he's got the right amount of focus on matters like ending diversity, equity and inclusion programs and deporting those who are in the country illegally.
His deportation policy finds majority approval overall — just as most voters said they wanted during the campaign — and that extends to sending troops to the border, too.
But one key issue looms: Most Americans say the administration isn't focused enough on lowering prices. Inflation was a key reason Mr. Trump won the election.
During the 2024 campaign, voters picked many of these labels in describing Mr. Trump, and today, the percentages for them find similar or higher levels among Americans overall.
And a large majority say he's doing what he said he would, whether they approve of him or not.
During the campaign most voters — and overwhelmingly, Trump voters — supported the idea of his new mass deportation program. So, today's approval of the current program remains in alignment with that sentiment.
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53% percent approval.. slowly winning over the Harris voters.
Trump's approval rating is considerably lower than what it usually is for a new president and besides that as we know most people don't pay any attention to what's going on in the news.
It's his second term. He's not a traditional first term President. Obama's approval was 48% two weeks after starting his second term.
I don't believe that Elon Musk is a patriotic American nor do I believe that Donald Trump is. These are not the kind of people we should have reorganizing our government
You admit that the government needs to be cleaned up and reorganized. If not Trump, who should be doing it?
Do you think that all the waste, fraud, and abuse uncovered by USAID should be allowed to continue?
Look at those approval ratings by age. 50% from boomers. 55% from Gen Z.