Washington – Many Americans do not agree with the aggressive efforts of President Trump to quickly promulgate his agenda, find a new survey and even Republicans are not overwhelmingly convinced that their attention has been in the right place.
Americans are almost twice as likely to say that Trump has focused mainly on incorrect priorities and says he has focused on the correct ones, according to the survey of The Associated Press-Norc Public Affairs Research Center.
In addition, around 4 out of 10 Americans say that Trump has been a “terrible” president in his second term, and approximately 1 in 10 says he has been “poor.” In contrast, about 3 out of 10 say that it has been “excellent or” good “, while just under 2 out of 10 says it has been” average. “
Most have not been surprised by the drama of Trump’s first 100 days. Around 7 out of 10 American adults say that the first months of Trump’s second term have been mainly what they expected, and only about 3 out of 10 say that the actions of the Republican president have been mostly unexpected.
But that does not mean that they are satisfied with how those opening months have gone.
In fact, Democrats seem even more unhappy with the reality of Trump’s second term that before he swore on January 20. Around three quarters of the Democrats say that Trump focuses on the wrong issues and around 7 out of 10 think he has been a “terrible” president so far. That is an increase as of January, when approximately 6 out of 10 anticipated that it would be “terrible.”
Rahsaan Henderson, a Democrat of California, said that “they have been one of the 100test days I have had to sit.”
“I think the next four years will be a proof of seeing who can resist more and continue challenging what he is trying to do, since he challenges everything, including the Supreme Court,” said Henderson, 40.
Republicans are largely behind the president, but are ambivalent about what he has chosen to emphasize. About 7 out of 10 say that it has been at least a “good” president. But only approximately half says that it has had the right priorities so far, while approximately a room says it has been a uniform mixture and approximately 1 out of 10 said Trump has had incorrect priorities.
“He is really doing the things he said he was going to do,” said Tanner Bergstrom, 29, a Minnesota Republican. He “is not doing a lot of promises and ascending to office and nothing happens … I really like that. Even if it is some things that I do not agree, he is still doing what he said he was going to do.”
Those who were surprised by Trump’s first months seem to have had a rude awakening. The people who say that Trump’s actions were not what they expected, who are mostly democrats and independent, are more likely to say that Trump has mainly had incorrect priorities and that he has been a poor or terrible president, compared to the people who mostly waited for their actions.
About 4 out of 10 in the APRUBA Survey how Trump is handling the presidency in general. The issue of immigration is a relative force. According to the survey, 46% of American adults approve their problem management, which is slightly higher than their general approval. But there are also indications that foreign policy, commercial negotiationsand the economy It could be problematic since its goal is to demonstrate that its approach will benefit the country.
Trump’s approval on these issues is much lower than in immigration. Only about 4 out of 10 American adults approve how each one is handling. It is less likely that Republicans approve of Trump’s trade approach and the economy than immigration.
There are additional signs that some Trump supporters may not be excited with their performance so far. The participation of the Republicans who say that it has been at least a “good” president has fallen around 10 percentage points since January. They have also grown a little more likely to say that Trump will be “poor” or “terrible”, although only 16% describe their first months in that way.
Republican Stephanie Melnyk, 45, from Tennessee, supports the management of Trump’s presidency more widely, but said she did not approve her foreign affairs management, particularly in the war in Ukraine. Melnyk’s family emigrated from Ukraine and said Trump is “trying a quick solution that will not last” and that Russian President Vladimir Putin “should not be trusted.”
Melnyk, who voted for Trump largely for his positions on immigration, said he wanted the president to remain in the script.
“It seems that it can be very condescending, and sounds like my way or the road,” Melnyk said. “It’s like, friend. You are not 12 years old.”
However, it is common for the position of a president to be at his best before assuming office and starting government work. And Trump continues to have a high approval of the Republicans.
Around 4 out of 10 Americans have a favorable opinion of Trump, approximately in line with their approval number. Among the Republicans, the figure is approximately double: about 8 out of 10 Republicans have a positive vision of the president, and approximately the same action approves how the presidency is handling. Around a third of American adults have a favorable opinion of vice president JD Vance, including approximately 7 out of 10 Republicans.
The republicans interviewed were particularly fond of efforts to climb the size of the federal government led by the billionaire external to the advisor Elon Musk and the Trump cost reduction initiative, the Government’s efficiency department, known as Doge.
“In general, I would have to say that I am happy with Trump’s presidency,” said Matthew Spencer, 30, Texas Republican. “I think that the Government’s efficiency department has advanced a lot to reduce our expense, and I also agree to put the United States first. I agree with the policies it has put in terms of border protection and the United States again to tariffs.”
“We only have three months, but so far, so well,” said Carlos Guevara, 46, who lives in Florida. Guevara, a Republican, said Dege has been a “fast success” and in rates, and although there may be short -term pain, “if that encourages companies to start manufacturing here … then that will be washed over time.”
The Democrats have a much more gloomy perspective of the economy they had before Trump assumed the position. The survey also found that the vast majority of Democrats think that “it has gone too far” in deportations and rates.
Gabriel Antonucci, 26, a Democrat who recently moved to South Carolina, said Trump’s second mandate is “much more ridiculous” than he had planned.
“It really seems to be doing everything possible to make wrong decisions,” said Antonucci. “Things will probably be worse in four years of what they are now.”
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The AP-NORC survey of 1,260 adults was held from April 17 to 21, using a sample extracted from the Amerispeak panel based on NORC’s probability, which is designed to be representative of the American population. The margin of adult sampling error in general is more or less 3.9 percentage points.
