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Trump Has Met the Public’s Modest Expectations for His Presidency
Many Trump approvers cite his leadership, ‘putting Americans first’ as what they like most about him
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- Trump Has Met the Public’s Modest Expectations for His Presidency
- Only about a quarter of Americans say Trump has set a ‘high moral standard’; more say he has improved govt
- Trump approvers cite his personality as what they like most about him; many disapprovers say ‘nothing’
- Most Democrats say Trump has definitely not improved government; fewer Republicans say he definitely has
- Trump gets relatively low ratings among members of both parties for setting a high moral standard for the presidency
- Republican-leaning independents less positive about Trump performance than those who identify with GOP
- Many Trump approvers cite his leadership, ‘putting Americans first’ as what they like most about him
- Voices: What do you like most about how Trump is handling his job as president?
- Concerns among Trump disapprovers: His personality, policies, competence and dishonesty
- Voices: What concerns you about how Trump is handling his job as president?
- Increasing share of Americans say Trump has conservative views on most or almost all issues
- Liberal Democrats, conservative Republicans most likely to say Trump’s views are conservative
- Concerns of Trump disapprovers are wide-ranging: personality, policy positions mentioned most often
- Only about a quarter of Americans say Trump has set a ‘high moral standard for the presidency’
- Only about a quarter of Americans say Trump has set a ‘high moral standard’; more say he has improved govt
- Concerns of Trump disapprovers are wide-ranging; personality, policy positions mentioned most often
- Trump gets relatively low ratings among members of both parties for setting a high moral standard for the presidency
- Republican-leaning independents less positive about Trump performance than those who identify with GOP
- Many Trump approvers cite his leadership, ‘putting Americans first’ as what they like most about him
- Concerns among Trump disapprovers: His personality, policies, competence and dishonesty