A majority of U.S. voters asked in a new Fox News poll say they are hopeful that President-elect Donald Trump will be re-elected, but the majority of U.S. voters asked in a new Fox News poll say they are hopeful that President-elect Donald Trump will be re-elected. Opinions are divided as to the likely candidates for president. management.
The poll, conducted Dec. 6-9 and released Wednesday, found that 54% of respondents said Trump's victory over Vice President Kamala Harris in last month's presidential election gave them hope. did.
However, when asked about the selection of the next president's cabinet, including some unconventional candidates, 47% of respondents said they supported it, while 50% said they disapproved.
When asked about billionaire Elon Musk's role as a close aide to the next president during the transition period from President Biden to Trump, the answer was similar: 47% approved and 50% disapproved. .
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President-elect Donald Trump (right) greets Elon Musk as he arrives to watch the launch of the SpaceX Starship rocket's sixth test flight in Brownsville, Texas, on November 19, 2024. SpaceX billionaire owner and President Trump confidante Elon Musk has been tapped to lead the new Department of Government Efficiency, along with former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
Two other polls conducted in recent days and released Wednesday shed further light on how Americans feel about the incoming administration and how President Trump is approaching the government-building process. is guessing.
According to CNN poll, Fifty-four percent of Americans say they expect Trump to do a good job as president after he takes over the White House.
Additionally, 55% said they generally approve of the president-elect's handling of the transition.
That's higher than it was eight years ago, when Trump first won the White House, but still far behind other recent presidents, according to a CNN poll.
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Meanwhile, 47% of those asked in the Marist poll said they approved of the former and incoming president's handling of the transition, while 39% disapproved and 14% were unsure.
Not surprisingly, polls show a strong partisan divide on this issue. In the Marist poll, 86% of Republicans approved of the Republican president-elect's handling of the transition. However, 72% of Democrats disapproved. Among independents, 43% disapproved and 38% supported.
French President Emmanuel Macron (right) welcomes and shakes hands with President-elect Donald Trump before a meeting at the Elysee presidential palace in Paris on December 7, 2024. (Photo by: Mustafa Yalcin/Anadolu via Getty Images)
“Even though more people support President Trump's transition than oppose it, independents are more likely than partisan voters to take a wait-and-see stance.” Marist Institute of Public Opinion Director Lee Miringoff said so.
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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The poll's announcement comes as President Trump's Cabinet nominees continue to meet with senators on Capitol Hill ahead of confirmation hearings starting 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, DC. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
President Trump nominates candidates for his cabinet And the selection of other senior officials is happening at a faster pace than eight years ago, after his first White House victory.
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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. Amid the controversy surrounding the drug, the application for approval was discontinued.
Last weekend, President Trump made his first overseas trip since winning last month's election, and was courted by world leaders while in Paris.
President Trump will be inaugurated on January 20th.
FOX News' Victoria Bharara contributed to this report.
