Only about half of Republicans say Trump has focused on the right priorities, AP-NORC poll finds

WASHINGTON (AP) — Many Americans bash not hold with President Trump’s assertive efforts to rapidly enact his agenda, a caller canvass finds, and adjacent Republicans are not overwhelmingly convinced that his attraction has been successful the close place.

Americans are astir doubly arsenic apt to accidental Trump has been mostly focusing connected the incorrect priorities arsenic to accidental helium has been focusing connected the close ones, according to the survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.

Further, astir 4 successful 10 Americans accidental Trump has been a “terrible” president successful his 2nd term, and astir 1 successful 10 accidental helium has been “poor.” In contrast, astir 3 successful 10 accidental helium has been “great oregon ”good,” portion conscionable nether 2 successful 10 accidental helium has been “average.”

Most haven’t been shocked by the play of Trump’s archetypal 100 days. About 7 successful 10 U.S. adults accidental the archetypal fewer months of Trump’s 2nd word person been mostly what they expected, and lone astir 3 successful 10 accidental the Republican president’s actions person been mostly unexpected.

But that does not mean they are pleased with however those opening months person gone.

In fact, Democrats look adjacent unhappier with the world of the 2nd Trump word than earlier helium was sworn successful connected Jan. 20. About three-quarters of Democrats accidental Trump is focused connected the incorrect topics and astir 7 successful 10 deliberation helium has been a “terrible” president truthful far. That is an summation from January, erstwhile astir 6 successful 10 anticipated that helium would beryllium “terrible.”

Rahsaan Henderson, a Democrat from California, said “it has been 1 of the longest 100 days I’ve ever had to beryllium through.”

“I deliberation the adjacent 4 years volition beryllium a trial of seeing who tin defy the astir and proceed defying immoderate he’s trying to do, since helium defies everything, including the Supreme Court,” said Henderson, 40.

Republicans are mostly lasting down the president, but are ambivalent astir what helium has chosen to emphasize. About 7 successful 10 accidental helium has been astatine slightest a “good” president. But lone astir fractional accidental helium has mostly had the close priorities truthful far, portion astir one-quarter accidental it has been astir an adjacent premix and astir 1 successful 10 said Trump has mostly had the incorrect priorities.

“He’s truly doing the worldly that helium said helium was going to do,” said Tanner Bergstrom, 29, a Republican from Minnesota. He is “not making a clump of promises and getting into bureau and thing happens. ... I truly similar that. Even if it’s immoderate worldly I don’t hold with, it’s inactive doing what helium said helium was going to do.”

Those who were amazed by Trump’s archetypal fewer months look to person had a rude awakening. The radical who accidental Trump’s actions were not what they expected — who are mostly Democrats and independents — are much apt to accidental Trump has had mostly the incorrect priorities and that helium has been a mediocre oregon unspeakable president, compared with the radical who mostly expected his actions.

About 4 successful 10 successful the survey o.k. of however Trump is handling the presidency overall. The contented of migration is simply a comparative strength. According to the poll, 46% of U.S. adults o.k. of his handling of the issue, which is somewhat higher than his wide approval. But determination are besides indications that overseas policy, commercialized negotiationsand the system could beryllium problematic arsenic helium aims to beryllium his attack volition payment the country.

Trump’s support connected those issues is overmuch little than it is connected immigration. Only astir 4 successful 10 U.S. adults o.k. of however helium is handling each. Republicans are little apt to o.k. of Trump’s attack to commercialized and the system than immigration.

There are further signals that immoderate Trump supporters whitethorn not beryllium thrilled with his show truthful far. The stock of Republicans who accidental helium has been astatine slightest a “good” president has fallen astir 10 percent points since January. They besides person grown a spot much apt to accidental Trump volition beryllium either “poor” oregon “terrible,” though lone 16% picture his archetypal fewer months that way.

Republican Stephanie Melnyk, 45, from Tennessee, is supportive of Trump’s handling of the presidency much broadly but said she did not o.k. of his handling of overseas affairs, peculiarly connected the warfare successful Ukraine. Melnyk’s household emigrated from Ukraine and she said Trump is “trying for a speedy hole that’s not going to last” and that Russian President Vladimir Putin “is not to beryllium trusted.”

Melnyk, who voted for Trump mostly for his positions connected immigration, said she wished the president would enactment connected script.

“He sounds similar helium tin beryllium precise condescending, and it sounds similar my mode oregon the highway,” Melnyk said. “It’s like, dude. You’re not 12.”

It’s common, though, for a president’s lasting to beryllium astatine its champion earlier taking bureau and opening the enactment of governing. And Trump continues to clasp precocious support from Republicans.

About 4 successful 10 Americans person a favorable sentiment of Trump, astir successful enactment with his support number. Among Republicans, the fig is astir double: About 8 successful 10 Republicans person a affirmative presumption of the president, and astir the aforesaid stock approves of however helium is handling the presidency. About one-third of U.S. adults person a favorable sentiment of Vice President JD Vance, including astir 7 successful 10 Republicans.

Those Republicans interviewed were peculiarly fond of efforts to standard backmost the size of the national authorities led by billionaire extracurricular advisor Elon Musk and Trump’s cost-cutting initiative, the Department of Government Efficiency, known arsenic DOGE.

“Overall, I would person to accidental that I’m blessed with the Trump presidency,” said Matthew Spencer, 30, a Republican from Texas. “I deliberation that the Department of Government Efficiency has made large strides successful reducing our spending, and I besides hold with putting America first. I hold with the policies he’s enactment successful arsenic acold arsenic borderline extortion and America lasting for itself again arsenic acold arsenic the tariffs.”

“We’re lone 3 months in, but truthful far, truthful good,” said Carlos Guevara, 46, who lives successful Florida. Guevara, a Republican, said DOGE has been a “smash hit” and connected tariffs, and portion determination whitethorn beryllium short-term pain, “if that does promote businesses to commencement manufacturing present ... past that’ll lavation retired implicit time.”

Democrats person a overmuch bleaker outlook connected the system than they held earlier Trump took office. The canvass besides recovered that the immense bulk of Democrats deliberation helium has “gone excessively far” connected deportations and tariffs.

Gabriel Antonucci, 26, a Democrat who precocious moved to South Carolina, said Trump’s 2nd word is “just a batch much ridiculous” than helium had anticipated.

“It truly seems similar helium is doing everything helium tin to marque the incorrect decisions,” Antonucci said. “Things are astir apt going to beryllium worse successful 4 years than they are close now.”

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The AP-NORC canvass of 1,260 adults was conducted April 17-21, utilizing a illustration drawn from NORC’s probability-based AmeriSpeak Panel, which is designed to beryllium typical of the U.S. population. The borderline of sampling mistake for adults wide is positive oregon minus 3.9 percent points.