Nearly 6 in 10 Americans think Trump will do 'good' job as president: Poll
Nearly 6 in 10 Americans said President-elect Trump will do a “good” job in his second White House term, according to a survey released Thursday.
The new CNN poll found that 56 percent of respondents think Trump will do a “very good" or "fairly good” job as president during his second foray in the Oval Office. Some 43 percent said he will be a “fairly poor” or “very poor” president.
Among respondents, 55 percent approve of the president-elect’s handling of his transition, while 45 percent disapprove. The figures are the same as in the December iteration of the survey.
Trump’s favorability is nearly equally divided, with 46 percent saying they have a favorable view of him, while another 48 percent said they had an unfavorable view.
Despite Republicans having the trifecta in Washington, 53 percent of respondents said having the House, Senate and the White House under GOP control is “bad” for the country.
Another 56 percent said they think a year from today, economic conditions will be either very or somewhat good.
According to the poll, 80 percent said it is at least likely that Trump will impose tariffs on goods coming from China, Canada and Mexico, the U.S.’s largest trading partners.
In November, Trump threatened the three countries with tariffs if they did not work on curbing the influx of fentanyl into the U.S. and securing their borders. Mexico and Canada would be hit with a 25 percent tariff, while the one for China would be 10 percent.
Seventy-four percent of respondents said it is at least likely that the president-elect will be able to implement his plan for mass deportations of immigrants who lack permanent legal status, something he has repeatedly pledged on the campaign trail, according to the poll. About 58 percent think it is at least likely that Trump will be able to seal the U.S. southern border.
The poll, which was done by SSRS, was conducted from Jan. 9-12 among 1,205 adults in the U.S. It had a margin of error of 3.2 percentage points.
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