Sixty-five percent think Musk has too much influence on the federal government and 53% say Trump’s efforts to reduce the size of the federal workforce have gone too far.
Most partisans agree they are getting what they expected from Trump’s second term, but 84% of Democrats think Trump is doing a poor or terrible job as president so far and 68% of Republicans think he’s doing a good or great job.
About half the public say he has gone too far with the policy of deporting immigrants living in the U.S. illegally, but 18% feel he hasn’t gone far enough.
Fifty-nine percent say Trump has gone too far when it comes to imposing new tariffs on other countries. Half of the public is worried about a possible recession in the coming months.
The community is divided on which party to trust to do a better job handling key issue areas such as the economy, inflation, and immigration. Democrats are better trusted on issues including health, education, and foreign policy.
