More than half of American adults say they approve of the job US President Donald Trump is doing in his first month in office, according to a CBS News/YouGov poll published on Sunday.
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The poll, conducted from Wednesday to Friday last week, showed Trump had a 53 per cent approval rating. The poll of 2,175 adults had a margin of error of 2.5 percentage points.
But despite enjoying a typical post-election honeymoon, many of those surveyed expressed concern that Trump was not doing enough to lower consumer prices, and solid majorities oppose his plans to place tariffs on Mexico, Canada and Europe.
Two-thirds, or 66 per cent, of people in the US say his administration has not focused enough on lowering prices, according to the poll. That includes almost half of Republicans surveyed.
While a majority, 56 per cent, favour 10 per cent tariffs on China that Trump imposed, similar majorities oppose his plans to place 25 per cent tariffs on Mexico and Canada and so-far unspecified future tariffs on European nations, the poll said.
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Half of Americans in the survey also said Elon Musk and his so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) teams should have “a lot” or “some” influence over government operations and spending. That figure rises to 74 per cent among Republicans.