CBS News Poll in the U.S.
52% of Respondents "Do Not Support Economic Policies"
Support for Deporting Illegal Immigrants Reaches 58%
More than half of Americans have a negative view of U.S. President Donald Trump's economic policies. With the announcement of reciprocal tariffs scheduled for the 2nd of next month, Americans believe that President Trump is overly focused on tariff issues.
According to a poll conducted by U.S. CBS News on the 27th and 28th among 2,609 American adults and released on the 30th (local time), 52% of Americans said they do not support President Trump's economic policies (margin of error ±2.3 percentage points). Those who supported Trump's economic policies accounted for only 48%.
Responses indicating a lack of support for President Trump's handling of inflation reached 56%, while those supporting it were 44%.
Americans felt that President Trump is excessively focused on tariffs but does not pay enough attention to inflation.
Fifty-five percent of respondents said President Trump is focusing "too much" on tariff issues. Only 5% said he is "not enough" focused on tariffs.
Sixty-four percent responded that President Trump is not paying enough attention to inflation.
Regarding the price impact of new tariffs, 72% predicted a short-term increase, and 47% expected a long-term increase. Predictions that tariffs would cause short-term price decreases were 5%, and long-term decreases were 5% and 29%, respectively.
However, 38% of respondents attributed the current inflation responsibility to former President Joe Biden, which was higher than the 34% who blamed President Trump. Nineteen percent said both were responsible.
On the other hand, a majority of respondents gave favorable evaluations of President Trump's immigration policies.
Support for immigration policies was relatively high at 53%, while 47% did not support them. Support for deporting illegal immigrants reached 58%.
President Trump's overall approval rating for national governance was 50%. Although this was a 1 percentage point drop from last month's survey, CBS reported that it is higher than the approval ratings from all polls conducted during his first term in office.
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