Associated Press
Many Americans do not agree with President Donald Trump’s aggressive efforts to quickly enact his agenda, a new poll finds, and even Republicans are not overwhelmingly convinced that his attention has been in the right place.
Americans are nearly twice as likely to say Trump has been mostly focusing on the wrong priorities as to say he has been focusing on the right ones, according to the survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.
Further, about 4 in 10 Americans say Trump has been a “terrible” president in his second term, and about 1 in 10 say he has been “poor.” In contrast, about 3 in 10 say he has been “great or ”good,” while just under 2 in 10 say he has been “average.”
Republicans are largely standing behind the president, but are ambivalent about what he has chosen to emphasize. About 7 in 10 say he has been at least a “good” president. But only about half say he has mostly had the right priorities so far, while about one-quarter say it has been about an even mix and about 1 in 10 said Trump has mostly had the wrong priorities.
About 4 in 10 in the survey approve of how Trump is handling the presidency overall. The issue of immigration is a relative strength. According to the poll, 46% of U.S. adults approve of his handling of the issue, which is slightly higher than his overall approval.
About 4 in 10 Americans have a favorable opinion of Trump, roughly in line with his approval number. Among Republicans, the figure is about double: About 8 in 10 Republicans have a positive view of the president, and about the same share approves of how he is handling the presidency. About one-third of U.S. adults have a favorable opinion of Vice President JD Vance, including about 7 in 10 Republicans.
The AP-NORC poll of 1,260 adults was conducted April 17-21, using a sample drawn from NORC’s probability-based AmeriSpeak Panel, which is designed to be representative of the U.S. population. The margin of sampling error for adults overall is plus or minus 3.9%.
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Republished with permission of the Associated Press.
3 comments
Michael K
April 26, 2025 at 2:09 pm
Trump – who ndid not get a majority of American votes (49%) – is underwater nationwide for his wildly unpopular positions.
For all the promises of what he would deliver on day one, nothing has come to pass except higher inflation, the erasure of retirement of trillions in savings, the alienation of global alliances, the weakening of the US dollar, and the destruction of essential services. The only people happy with Trump 2.0 are Putin and China. Meanwhile, Republicans in Congress are in a coma.
EARL PITTS AMERICAN
April 26, 2025 at 3:43 pm
Michael K made a common error which I, EARL PITTS AMERICAN, refuse to “CHASTIZE” him for as we are all from one big happy family called “AMERICA”.
STAND BY FOR EARL’S LOVING AND GENTIAL CORRECTION:
1.) FROM: “Meanwhile, Republicans in Congress are in a coma.”
2.) TO: Meanwhile, RINO’S in Congress are in a coma.
Your welcome, Michael K, no harm … no foul … it happens to the best of us.
FOR EXAMPLE:
I, EARL PITTS AMERICAN, made an error once back in 1994 when I, EARL PITTS AMERICAN, got caught with my “JOHNSON OUT” with one of Florida’s Finest Pole Dancers, The Legendary “Ms. BOOTY ‘La’Faye” by my Lovely Wife, Earline Pitts American.
IN CLOSING:
Relax Your Political Sphincter, Michael K, even the best of us mske errors once in a while. My wife, The Beautiful Earline Pitts American, put a “Pop Knot” on my head big enough to hang a Truck Tire On … no joke.
Thank you Michael K, my newest Besty Lefty,
EARL PITTS AMERICAN
Silly Wabbit
April 26, 2025 at 3:17 pm
Twump kwazy.