Gallup Poll: About Half Of Americans Say Trump Moving Too Fast
- 7 years ago
Nearly half the participants in a Gallup poll said Trump is moving too fast in addressing the major problems facing the country today,
Since taking office, President Trump has signed a flurry of executive orders.
Gallup conducted a survey between January 30 and January 31, asking participants (1,018 adults) about the pace of Trump's actions pertaining to major issues our nation faces today.
47% said he was moving "too fast," 35% said "about right," 10% said "not fast enough," and 7% had "no opinion."
A similar survey conducted from January 30 to February 1 in 2009 sought to gauge public's opinion during Barack Obama's initial days as president.
At that time, 22% said Obama was going "too fast" and 63% thought Obama's pace was "about right."
Gallup said in a press release, "The perception that Trump is moving too fast is likely based on reaction to the continuing stream of memoranda and executive orders he has issued in his first 10 days in office. The most controversial of these have focused on immigration and refugees, to which Americans' initial response is significantly more negative than positive."
There's also the question of implementation as CNN recently noted about the executive orders, "What he's doing...requires a pen and not much more. It is not clear how effective he will be when he needs 60 Senate votes to pass a spending bill. Congress and the courts will both have their say on how to pay for these things."
Since taking office, President Trump has signed a flurry of executive orders.
Gallup conducted a survey between January 30 and January 31, asking participants (1,018 adults) about the pace of Trump's actions pertaining to major issues our nation faces today.
47% said he was moving "too fast," 35% said "about right," 10% said "not fast enough," and 7% had "no opinion."
A similar survey conducted from January 30 to February 1 in 2009 sought to gauge public's opinion during Barack Obama's initial days as president.
At that time, 22% said Obama was going "too fast" and 63% thought Obama's pace was "about right."
Gallup said in a press release, "The perception that Trump is moving too fast is likely based on reaction to the continuing stream of memoranda and executive orders he has issued in his first 10 days in office. The most controversial of these have focused on immigration and refugees, to which Americans' initial response is significantly more negative than positive."
There's also the question of implementation as CNN recently noted about the executive orders, "What he's doing...requires a pen and not much more. It is not clear how effective he will be when he needs 60 Senate votes to pass a spending bill. Congress and the courts will both have their say on how to pay for these things."