A new poll by Harvard CAPS-Harris reveals the majority of the country backs President Donald J. Trump and his actions to bring much-needed reforms that are making America great again.
o Americans overwhelmingly support President Trump’s agenda.
o 81% support deporting criminal illegal immigrants.
o 76% support a “full-scale effort to find and eliminate fraud and waste in government.”
o 76% support closing the border with additional security and policies.
o 69% support keeping men out of women’s sports.
o 68% support government declaring there are only two genders.
o 65% support ending race-based hiring in government.
o 63% support “freezing and re-evaluating all foreign aid expenditures and the department that handled them.”
o 61% support reciprocal tariffs.
o 60% support direct U.S. negotiations with Russia to end the war in Ukraine.
o 59% support cutting government spending already approved by Congress.
o 57% support ending the ban on new offshore drilling.
o Most Americans approve of President Trump’s job performance — including pluralities of men, women, independents, and Americans who live in urban, suburban, and rural areas — while almost six-in-ten say he’s doing a better job than President Biden.
o Almost half of Americans believe the U.S. economy is “strong” under President Trump — the highest number since 2021 — while a plurality say his policies will make them “financially better off.”
o Americans are significantly more optimistic about the direction of the country, with those who say we’re on the right track up 14 points over last month.
o Americans strongly support President Trump’s effort to root out waste, fraud, and abuse in government.
o 77% support a “full examination of all government expenditures.”
o 72% agree there should be a government agency “focused on efficiency.”
o 70% say government is “filled with waste, fraud, and inefficiency.”
o Two-thirds say Congress should join the “effort to reduce government expenditures.”
o Americans back President Trump’s action to protect American workers.
o 61% support reciprocal tariffs.
o 57% say tariffs are an “effective foreign and economic policy tool.”
o 54% say tariffs will help get “concessions from other countries.
Source: – https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-approval-opinion-poll-2025-2-9