Majority approve of how President Donald Trump is handling job, CBS News poll finds
Story by Julia Gomez, USA TODAY
It has been less than a month since President Donald Trump was inaugurated, but he has a positive approval rating among adults in the U.S., according to a new poll.
When asked if they approve or disapprove of the way Trump is handling his job, 53% of the people polled said they approve and 47% said they disapprove, according to the CBS News/YouGov poll published Sunday.
President Donald Trump waves after arriving on Air Force One to Palm Beach International Airport in West
According to the poll, 31% strongly approve; 22% somewhat approve; 9% somewhat disapprove; and 38% strongly disapprove.
The survey asked 2,175 U.S. adults multiple questions about the start of Trump's second presidency from Feb. 5 to Feb. 7 and had a margin of error of plus or minus 2.5 points.
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Here are some of the other results that stood out from the poll:
Trump is doing more than expected
Of those polled, 49% said Trump is doing more during his first weeks in office than expected, and 9% said he's doing less. Around 41% of people said he's doing the exact amount they expected him to do.
A majority, 61%, of those who said Trump is doing more than expected said he is doing things they "mostly like" versus the 39% who said they "mostly don't like" the things he's doing.
How would poll answers describe Trump?
People were asked which words do and don't describe Trump.
They were more likely to describe the president as "tough" and less likely to say he is "compassionate."
Majority believe he's doing what he promised during his 2024 campaign
Most people polled said that Trump is doing what he promised he would during his 2024 campaign.
In total, 70% said he was doing exactly what he promised, while 30% said he was doing something different.
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