Three months into his second term, President Trump hit the highest approval rating he’s ever had as commander-in-chief — while more Americans say the country is on the right track than at any point since 2004, a new poll found.
That’s the good news, according to an NBC News Poll released Sunday.
The survey found that voters generally feel Trump is bringing “the right kind of change” on the key issues — even tariffs.
More Americans support his changes to trade policy (41%) than oppose it (38%), according to NBC.
That’s despite the stock market selloff last week as Wall Street grappled with Trump’s decision earlier this month to slap 25% across-the-board tariffs on Canada and Mexico as well as a 20% tariff on China.
On many other key issues, voters felt the same way, with Trump’s actions on the border being the most popular — 56% said it was a positive change. On government cuts, 47% said his changes were good, compared to just 29% who opposed.
Even on his handling of the Ukraine war and NATO — policies he’s received significant pushback on — more respondents said his actions were good — (41% and 40%) than opposed