CBS News poll — Trump has positive approval amid “energetic” opening weeks; seen as doing what he promised
Most people describe him as “hard”, “energetic,” “focused” and “effective” and, as he promised during the campaign, President Trump has begun to start with a net positive score for Americans.
Many say he performed more than they expected – among those who say so, they like what they see the most. Few people think he does little.
His guerrilla party and voters specifically said he had proper attention on matters such as ending diversity, fairness and inclusion programs and illegal deportation.
His deportation policy generally received majority approvals – as most voters wanted during the campaign, this also extended to sending troops to the border.
But one key issue is imminent: Most Americans say the government is not enough to lower prices. Inflation is a key reason why Trump wins the election.
During the 2024 campaign, voters chose many labels when describing Mr. Trump, and today, they find similar or higher levels in Americans in general.
Most people say that he is doing what he says, whether they agree with him or not.
During the campaign, most voters (the vast majority) of Trump voters supported his idea of a new massive eviction program. Therefore, the approval of the current plan today remains consistent with this view.
A considerable number of Americans support sending U.S. troops to the border. And when they broke down the idea of building a large detention center It will be retained, and Mr. Trump’s voters strongly support this in 2024.
Israel and Gaza
Trump’s handling of the Israel-Hamas conflict has taken an overall positive mark, driven in large part by Republican support.
In particular, the president’s recent comment on taking over Gaza has attracted widespread attention (most Americans say they have heard of it), and few directly think it is a good idea. Others say it depends.
However, this matter also opens up more information on how Americans view Trump. Most people think his goal is at least partly to open up negotiations on other things.
Prices and tariffs
Most Americans today believe that the new government is not enough to lower the prices of goods and services. The price reduction is a family in the country agreeing that Trump’s team should focus on more of one test. This includes almost half of Republicans, even if they say he concentrates the appropriate amount on various other items.
Those who wish his policy to lower the price would not expect it to happen overnight. Many of them think it will take at least six months.
The government’s support for “appropriate amounts” of projects such as ending DEI programs and cutting foreign aid is relatively high, which is believed by a large number of Republicans to be the focus.
The push from tariffs may affect public attention to prices. Countries other than China are unpopular for most countries, while a quarter believes new tariffs on imported goods will usually lead to higher prices. (It doesn’t have to be more work or stop fentanyl.)
People who think the tariffs will lead to higher prices are more likely to think that Mr. Trump’s policies will generally lead to higher groceries prices and will not make them financially better.
Musk, threshold and impact
Republicans tend to think that Elon Musk should at least have some impact on government actions and spending, although not necessarily “large” influence, while Democrats tend to say he shouldn’t have or Not much impact.
That said, most Trump voters and Republicans believe that the administration is more generally focusing on spending cuts and foreign aid.
This CBS News/YouGov survey was a nationally representative sample of 2,175 U.S. adults between February 5 and 7, 2025. According to gender, age, race, and education, this sample is called National Adult to represent National Adults. The U.S. Census Community Survey and Current Census Survey and the 2024 Presidential Voting. The error margin is ±2.5 points.
