Poll: Trump has positive approval amid "energetic" opening weeks

With astir describing him arsenic "tough," "energetic," "focused" and "effective" — and arsenic doing what he'd promised during his run — President Trump has started his word with nett affirmative marks from Americans overall.

Many accidental he's doing much than they expected — and of those who accidental this, astir similar what they see. Very fewer deliberation he's doing less.

His partisans and his voters, successful particular, accidental he's got the close magnitude of absorption connected matters similar ending diversity, equity and inclusion programs and deporting those who are successful the state illegally. 

His deportation argumentation finds bulk support wide — conscionable arsenic astir voters said they wanted during the run — and that extends to sending troops to the border, too.

But 1 cardinal contented looms: Most Americans accidental the medication isn't focused capable connected lowering prices. Inflation was a cardinal crushed Mr. Trump won the election. 

During the 2024 campaign, voters picked galore of these labels successful describing Mr. Trump, and today, the percentages for them find akin oregon higher levels among Americans overall. 

And a ample bulk accidental he's doing what helium said helium would, whether they o.k. of him oregon not.

During the run astir voters — and overwhelmingly, Trump voters — supported the thought of his caller wide deportation program. So, today's support of the existent programme remains successful alignment with that sentiment.

Comparably much Americans are successful favour of sending U.S. troops to the border. And portion they are divided connected the thought of creating ample detention centers wherever people would beryllium kept, Mr. Trump's 2024 voters are powerfully successful favour of that.

Israel and Gaza

Trump's handling of the Israel-Hamas struggle draws wide affirmative marks, driven mostly by enactment from Republicans.

One point successful particular, the president's caller comments astir taking implicit Gaza, drew wide attraction (most Americans accidental they heard astir them), and precise fewer outright deliberation that would beryllium a bully idea. Others accidental it depends.

But the substance besides opens much penetration into however Americans presumption Mr. Trump's approach. Most deliberation his goal, astatine slightest partially, is truly to unfastened up negotiations for thing else.

Prices and tariffs

Most Americans contiguous consciousness the caller medication isn't focusing capable connected lowering prices of goods and services. Lowering prices is the 1 point tested that a coagulated bulk of the state hold Mr. Trump's squad should beryllium focusing connected more. That includes astir fractional of Republicans, adjacent arsenic they accidental he's focusing the close magnitude connected a wide scope of different items.

Those who contiguous expect his policies to little prices don't expect it to hap overnight. Many of them deliberation it'll instrumentality astatine slightest six months.

The medication gets comparatively higher "right amount"-of-focus enactment for items similar ending DEI programs and cutting overseas aid, driven by ample numbers of Republicans reasoning these should beryllium a focus.

The propulsion for tariffs whitethorn beryllium impacting nationalist interest astir prices. Tariffs connected countries too China aren't fashionable with most, and astir 3 successful 4 deliberation caller tariffs connected imported goods would mostly pb to terms increases. (And not needfully to much jobs oregon stopping fentanyl.) 

People who deliberation tariffs would pb to higher prices are much apt to deliberation Mr. Trump's policies successful wide volition pb to higher market prices and won't marque them financially amended off.

Musk, DOGE and influence

Republicans thin to deliberation Elon Musk should person astatine slightest immoderate power implicit authorities operations and spending, though not needfully "a lot" of influence, portion Democrats thin to accidental helium should person none, oregon not much.

That said, astir Trump voters and Republicans successful ample numbers deliberation the medication is much mostly putting the close magnitude of absorption connected cutting spending and cutting overseas aid.

This CBS News/YouGov survey was conducted with a nationally typical illustration of 2,175 U.S. adults interviewed betwixt Feb. 5-7, 2025. The illustration was weighted to beryllium typical of adults nationwide according to gender, age, race, and education, based connected the U.S. Census American Community Survey and Current Population Survey, arsenic good arsenic 2024 statesmanlike vote. The borderline of mistake is ±2.5 points.