First steps noticed. If Donald Trump has still not taken office as the 47th President of the United States, the inauguration taking place in January 2025, his first actions carried out behind the scenes have allowed him to gain even more confidence among his voters , as well as with Americans in general.
This is what reveals a poll carried out between November 19 and 22 commissioned by the media CNN and CBS News, which indicates that the Republican candidate gained 18 points in popularity, an increase that no elected president had experienced until now. ‘here. In November 2016, after his first election, Donald Trump had won only one.
Indeed, Trump’s management of the presidential transition receives the approval of the majority of Americans (59%) and is almost unanimous among his voters, in particular thanks to his choices for key positions in the Cabinet and the administration, in particular that of Senator Marco Rubio, appointed to the post of Secretary of State, acclaimed by 75% of Republicans.
15% of Democrats enthusiastic about his return
While his voters clearly had no doubt, the rest of Americans are now also more inclined to think that his administration will lower food prices rather than raise them. 44% of Americans think it will lower prices; when 35% think it will increase them.
Donald Trump’s first choices to appoint the members of his future government are considered very good by Trump voters, and rather positive in general among Americans who have heard enough about it to decide, even if it does not concern the majority.
For example, 44% think that the appointment of Marco Rubio to the post of Secretary of State is a good choice, compared to 25% who do not approve of it. As for the appointment of Robert F. Kennedy Jr to the US Department of Health, 47% believe it is a good choice, while 34% think the opposite.
More generally, a majority of Americans (53%) say they are enthusiastic or optimistic about the idea of Donald Trump’s return to power, including 95% of Republican voters, compared to 15% of Democratic voters.