President Trump describes him as “tough”, “energy”, “focused”, “effective”, and as he does what he promised during his campaign, President Trump is a pure one from all over the Americans. He began his term with a positive mark.
Many say he does more than he expects – and those who say this like what they see most. Few people think he is less.
His partisans and his voters, in particular, have a reasonable amount of focus on issues such as ending diversity, equity, inclusion programs and illegally deporting people in the country. I say it.
His deportation policy finds overall majority approval, as most voters said they wanted during the campaign – it also extends to sending troops to the border.
But one important issue is looming. Most Americans say the administration is not focusing enough on lowering prices. Inflation was the main reason why Trump won the election.
During the 2024 campaign, voters chose many of these labels when describing Trump. Today, their proportions have found similar or higher levels across Americans.
And the majority say they’re doing what he said, whether he approves him or not.
During the campaign, most voters, and overwhelmingly Trump’s voters, supported the idea of his new, massive deportation program. Therefore, the approval of the current program is consistent with that sentiment.
Similarly, more Americans are in favor of sending US troops to the border. And they are divided into the idea of creating a big detention center where people can be protected, but Trump’s 2024 voters are strongly supportive of that.
Israel and Gaza
Trump’s handling of the Israeli-Hama conflict draws out an overall positive mark, driven primarily by support from Republicans.
One item in particular, the president’s recent comments on taking over Gaza have attracted widespread attention (most Americans say they’ve heard about them), and a very few people think it’s a good idea. There is very little. Others say it depends.
But this issue opens up more insight into how Americans view Trump’s approach. Most people think his goal is, at least in part, to open up negotiations for something else.
Prices and duties
Most Americans today feel that the new administration is not focused enough on lowering prices for goods and services. The price cut is one item that was tested by the country’s solid majority agree that Trump’s team should focus on more. That includes almost half of Republicans.
Those who are hoping that his policy will lower prices today don’t think it will happen overnight. Many of them think it will take at least six months.
The administration is driven by a large number of Republicans who believe that the “right amount” of support for items such as the termination of the DEI program or reductions in foreign aid is relatively high, and that these should be the focus.
Advances in tariffs may have an impact on public concerns about prices. Tariffs from countries outside China are unpopular with most people, with nearly three in four people thinking that new tariffs on imports will generally lead to higher prices. (And it’s not necessarily stopping more work or fentanyl.)
Those who think tariffs lead to higher prices are generally more likely to think that Trump’s policies will lead to higher grocery prices, and will not improve financially.
Musk, Doge and Influence
Republicans tend to think that Elon Musk should have at least some influence on government operations and spending, but not necessarily “many influence,” but Democrats have nothing to do with him. There is a tendency to say that they don’t have it or don’t have that much.
That said, most Trump voters and Republicans believe the administration is more generally focusing on cutting spending and reducing foreign aid.
This CBS News/YouGov survey was conducted on a nationally representative sample of 2,175 US adults interviewed February 5-7, 2025. US Census American Community Survey and Current Census, and the Presidential Voting for 2024. The margin of error is ±2.5 points.
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