Most Americans approve of President-elect Donald Trump's handling of his administration's return to the White House and are bullish about the next four years, according to a new poll.
According to the paper, a significant 59% of Americans approve of his efforts to fill the next administration with “disruptors,” while 41% disapprove. CBS News/YouGov Investigation.
President Trump, 78, finished selecting his Cabinet members last week, but they must go through the Senate confirmation process before officially adding them to his team.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the next nominee to be Secretary of Health and Human Services, garnered the most favorable response from poll respondents, with 47% rating him a “good” choice, compared to 34% saying he was a “good” choice. It's not good,” he replied.
Secretary of State nominee Marco Rubio: 44% “good”, 25% “unfavorable”; Director of National Intelligence nominee Tulsi Gabbard: 36%-27%; Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth was 33% to 28%.
The most unfavorable cabinet pick was former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Florida), who ultimately withdrew due to President Trump's choice over sex scandals. He received a 30% “good” rating and a 38% “poor” rating.
Many of Trump's nominations have been criticized in the media since they were announced. Kennedy's past skepticism about vaccine safety standards has drawn a backlash from health experts and Gabbard. Meeting with Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad in 2017 It raised concerns from intelligence agencies.
Additionally, Hegseth faces resurfacing allegations of sexual assault, which he denies.
However, the impact of these various controversies on public opinion appears to have been limited.
President Trump has publicly hinted that he may try to bypass the sometimes cumbersome Senate confirmation process. But the poll found that 76% of respondents wanted confirmation hearings for his nomination. More than half of Republicans, 55%, said they wanted to hold public hearings.
A small majority (51%) of those surveyed said they believe loyalty to President Trump is an important prerequisite for the next president's political appointees. An overwhelming number of Republicans (81%) felt that way.
Opinion polls suggest that President Trump will return to the White House in about 57 days, and public opinion about the future of the country is also improving.
About 23% of those surveyed said they were excited about what President Trump would do as president, 30% were optimistic, 23% were concerned and 23% were scared.
Opinions about the future are split sharply along partisan lines, with 54% of Republicans feeling excited and 41% optimistic, compared to 35% of Democrats being concerned and 50% anxious.
Regarding the election results, 31% said they were satisfied with the results, 24% were satisfied, 23% were dissatisfied, and 21% were completely angry.
What is driving positive sentiment toward President Trump appears to be the expectation that he will help address the cost of living issue. 44% of respondents said they believed the Prime Minister would reduce food prices, compared to 35% who said costs would rise and 21% who said they would remain unchanged.
CBS News/YouGov sampled 2,232 U.S. adults from Nov. 19 to 22, with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.3 percentage points.
Other polls have similarly found that voters support President Trump's plans for the future. a Pew Research Center survey Fifty-three percent of Americans say they “somewhat” or “strongly” support his policies, while 46% disapprove.
