A new poll shows a majority of Americans want a toned-down agenda for President-elect Trump's next term, which begins Monday.
wall street journal public opinion poll Fifty-three percent of Americans want the next president to make major changes to the way the government is run, while more than 60% want the same changes to replace thousands of career civil servants, according to a poll released Friday. It turns out he doesn't agree with the president's ideas.
The data also shows that more than 60 percent of Americans oppose President Trump's abolishment of the Department of Education, and only 18 percent support giving the president more control over federal spending.
On immigration, which is expected to be a major focus of President Trump's actions when he returns to the Oval Office, about 75% of Americans want immigrants with criminal records to be removed from the United States. 70% said long-time residents without criminal records should be removed from the United States. Investigation revealed that it was not deleted.
Also on the first day, President Trump said he wanted to pardon “most” of the rioters charged or convicted of storming the Capitol on January 6, 2021. A poll on Friday found that 57% of Americans disapprove of pardoning people convicted in connection with these riots. .
The majority said they were opposed because President Trump opposed the use of force to retake control of the Panama Canal and Greenland and did not rule out military action. About two-thirds of Americans say they oppose Canada becoming part of the U.S., but the president-elect says he wants the northern neighbor to become the 51st state. There is.
On domestic issues, half of respondents said it was a bad idea for Tesla CEO Elon Musk to advise President Trump, and the next president vowed to strip him of his birthright citizenship on day one. 64% of respondents said they opposed abolishing birthright citizenship.
About 48% of voters in the poll said they supported President Trump's plan to impose tariffs on imported goods, and 68% said they thought tariffs would make products more expensive.
The poll also found that only 36% of Americans approve of President Biden's job performance, and just 12% say they think he is qualified to serve another four years in office. Ta. Mr. Biden withdrew from the 2024 race in July due to concerns about his age and fitness, and endorsed Vice President Harris, who lost to Mr. Trump in November.
The Wall Street Journal poll was conducted from January 9th to 14th among 1,500 U.S. voters. It has a margin of error of plus or minus 2.5 percentage points.
