About half of Americans approve of how President-elect Trump is handling the transition to a second term in the White House, according to two new national polls.
A CNN poll released Wednesday found that 55% of Americans said they generally approve of how President-elect Biden is handling the transition from the Biden administration to the Trump administration.
That's higher than it was eight years ago, when Trump first won the White House, according to a CNN poll, but still far behind other recent presidents.
Meanwhile, a Marist poll also released Tuesday found that 47% of those questioned gave the former president and incoming president high marks for their handling of the transition, 39% disapproved and 14% unsure. I couldn't have it.
Not surprisingly, the Marist poll shows a wide partisan divide on this issue, with 86% of Republicans supporting the Republican president-elect's handling of the transition. However, 72% of Democrats disapproved. Among independents, 43% disapproved and 38% supported.
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President-elect Donald Trump attends the America First Institute for Policy Studies Gala at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida on November 14, 2024. (Photo by Joe Radle/Getty Images) (Joe Radle/Getty Images)
“More people support President Trump's transition than oppose it, but independents are more likely to take a wait-and-see attitude than partisan voters.” Marist Institute of Public Opinion Director Lee Miringoff said:
Miringoff added: “What President-elect Trump should be aware of is that there are currently fewer voters who support the transition than voters who supported either Biden or Obama.”
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Marist surveyed 3,131 adults nationwide from December 3rd to 5th, and the overall margin of error was plus or minus 2.1 percentage points.
The CNN poll was conducted Dec. 5-8 and had an overall sampling error of plus or minus 3.8 percentage points.
The poll's announcement comes as President Trump's Cabinet nominees continue to meet with senators on Capitol Hill ahead of their confirmation hearings, which begin next month.
President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth walks with his wife Jennifer Hegseth (left) to meet with Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee. while giving a thumbs up. , Monday, December 9, 2024, at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Following his first White House victory, Trump nominated Cabinet nominees and other government officials at a faster pace than he did eight years ago.
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But his transition has already faced several setbacks, including that his first attorney general nominee, former Rep. Matt Gaetz, faced allegations that he paid for sex with underage girls. There have also been some setbacks, including an application for approval being discontinued amid controversy.
President-elect Donald Trump (left), French President Emmanuel Macron (center), and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy pose before a meeting at the Elysee presidential palace in Paris on December 7, 2024. Trump made his first overseas trip since winning the election. He spent a day of diplomacy before attending a ceremony to reopen Notre Dame Cathedral, which was restored after a fire in 2019. (Photo by: SARAH MEYSSONNIER/POOL/AFP) (Photo by: SARAH MEYSSONNIER/POOL/AFP, Getty Images) (Sarah Maysonier)
Meanwhile, President Trump was courted by world leaders while in Paris, France, over the weekend, making his first overseas trip since defeating Vice President Kamala Harris in last month's election.
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