Opinion Today
March 5, 2025
Poll of Trump's 2025 joint address to Congress finds large majority of viewers approve Anthony Salvanto, Jennifer De Pinto, Fred Backus, Kabir Khanna, CBS News A large majority of speech watchers approved of what they heard from President Trump's joint address to Congress Tuesday night. The viewership was heavily Republican — historically a president's party draws more of their own partisans. This was no exception, and they liked what they heard.
CNN poll: Trump address to Congress gets modestly positive marks, changes few minds Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN The Republican-heavy audience that tuned in to hear President Donald Trump’s speech on Tuesday greeted it with tempered positivity, according to a CNN poll conducted by SSRS. Americans' Foreign Policy Priorities, NATO Support Unchanged Lydia Saad, Gallup When assigning importance to various U.S. foreign policy objectives, Americans put the greatest emphasis on U.S. national security, energy procurement and favorable trade policies. Majorities of Republicans and Democrats agree that these should be foreign policy priorities. The most substantive differences between the parties are seen in working with organizations like NATO and the U.N.
Trump gets poor marks on how he is handling the cost of living, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds Jason Lange, Reuters Just one in three Americans approve of President Donald Trump's handling of the cost of living in the U.S., a sign of unease as he enacts steep tariffs on imports that are stoking inflation worries, a Reuters/Ipsos survey that concluded on Tuesday found.
Three in five Americans say the cost of living is going in the wrong direction Chris Jackson and Annaleise Azevedo Lohr, Ipsos About half say the country generally is off on the wrong track, Reuters/Ipsos polling finds
Americans most want to hear Trump talk about lowering prices — CBS News poll and analysis Jennifer De Pinto, Anthony Salvanto, Fred Backus, Kabir Khanna, CBS News Inflation is an issue (along with the economy) that a big majority of Americans think should be a high priority for the president but don't think he is prioritizing it a lot. While many Americans think cutting government spending in principle should be a high priority, most do not want cuts to federal spending on Medicaid, Medicare, Social Security, education, defense, or border enforcement.
